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henhouse
[ hen-hous ]
noun
- a shelter for poultry.
henhouse
/ ˈ³óÉ›²ÔËŒ³ó²¹ÊŠ²õ /
noun
- a coop for hens
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Example Sentences
“We can’t afford to go back. We have to defend our progress. We can’t let the fossil fuel interests run the henhouse again.â€
And there’s always the frightening prospect that wild birds could carry the virus into the henhouses needed in vaccine production.
Sure, someone/thing may have to guard the henhouse, but that’s a small price to pay if their translocation increases their genetic diversity.
Public outcry around the report likens a Pentagon self-investigation to charging the fox to guard the henhouse.
"That's like having the fox guard the henhouse," he said, pointing to earlier comments in which she referred to the term "illegal aliens" as "disrespectful".
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