chicken run
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Last year, an anticorruption watchdog said the state misspent more than $20 million on “security upgrades,” including a pool and chicken run at the president’s private rural homestead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2015
As we now know, Mr Zuma's "essential security upgrades" included a swimming pool, an amphitheatre, a chicken run and a visitors' centre.
From BBC ● May 29, 2015
A swimming pool, chicken run and tuck-shop were all built under the guise of improving security.
From Economist ● Aug. 28, 2014
Madonsela judged that Zuma had benefited unduly from the upgrades, which included a swimming pool, chicken run and amphitheatre at his residence at Nkandla in rural KwaZulu-Natal, and should pay back some of the money.
From Reuters ● Apr. 20, 2014
Even the hens, fenced in by the wire chicken run, clucked and fussed in our honor.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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