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  1. n. a covered veranda enclosed to convert it to a sleeping area.
  2. n. an organised group of people sleeping in the open, often as a form of protest or to raise public awareness of an issue such as homelessness.

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  • “If you're in Boston this weekend, join the Leadership Campaign for their final sleepout on the Boston Common.”

    Billy Parish: Why We Fight

  • “Where I slept did not warrant the term “bedroom” – it was just “the sleepout”, an unlined, partly enclosed area on the farmhouse verandah.”

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  • “I shared the room with my sister for many years until she had her own bedroom, and then the sleepout was mine.”

    Archive 2007-02-01

  • “Yankees GM Brian Cashman returns to work following Thursday night sleepout Cashman says roster is 'pretty much set' Friday, November 18 2011, 10:53 PM”

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  • “Atlas Foundation dinner - and then went to the sleepout.”

    NYDN Rss

  • “The Crown alleges Rajgopaul had 45 grams of methamphetamine intended for supply, stashed in a sleepout at the property.”

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff

  • “Rajgopaul is also alleged to have fired at Gavin Lomas, who rented the sleepout on the property.”

    Stuff.co.nz - Stuff

  • “CEO sleepout for St Vincent de Paul charity THEY swapped their pinstriped suits for pyjamas and their plush king-sized beds for cardboard to raise awareness and money for the homeless.”

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories

  • “Thursday to participate in the first national Vinnies CEO sleepout at the WACA.”

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories

  • “Starting with a handful of CEOs in Sydney in 2006, the sleepout goes national this year with corporate kings around the country expected to raise more than $1 million.”

    The Age News Headlines

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