basement
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A basement that Wright added at the original owner’s request has become “over-the-top,” Jacobs noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
There had been construction work going on in the basement of the building, Hostel Daze, which sits a short distance from the Delhi University campus.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
A 911 call, played in court but not released publicly, captured him finding their children in the basement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
“The Whisper Man” leans heavily on the twists and turns of its propulsive and menacing plot, which occasionally creaks like stairs to that creepy basement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
He went to the basement door and pulled it open.
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The metro is too far from her home and there are no decent shelters or basements nearby.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
In an old building, there is a good chance that infrasound is present, particularly in basements where aging pipes and ventilation systems produce low-frequency vibrations.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
This can lead to water filtering upwards above roads or into cellars and basements.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2026
These people would have secret get-togethers, too, usually in someone’s flat or in empty basements that had been converted into clubs.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
