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chicken run

British  

noun

  1. the departure of white residents from South Africa

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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However, no episode has surpassed the six-year imbroglio over the "security upgrades" to his sprawling Nkandla private residence that included an amphitheatre, swimming pool, cattle enclosure and chicken run.

From Reuters • Apr. 6, 2016

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

“Got a little win’mill. Got a little shack on it, an’ a chicken run.

From "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck

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