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housemate

[hous-meyt] / ˈhaʊsˌmeɪt /


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Once, when a housemate defended his dissertation at Fordham, two residents made the trip out to watch.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 11, 2026

"Whether you're living with a partner, housemate, or family, your daily interactions -- from hugging, kissing and sharing food prep spaces -- may encourage the exchange of gut microbes," said Dr. Lee.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

At an estimated 19 years old, Larry has outlasted five prime ministers, upstaged visiting world leaders, and is currently living with his sixth housemate, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

From Barron's Feb. 15, 2026

Hunt even found a housemate for himself at one of the mixers.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 21, 2025

A close friend and housemate at the Rooses’, Johannes Wilhelmus Weehuizen, died suddenly after being sick for only a few days.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

Former Big Brother heartthrob Alex Sibley shot to fame in the 2002 series, appearing with housemates Jade Goody and Alison Hammond.

From BBC May 8, 2026

He and one of his Sway housemates, Josh Richards, started a VC fund called Animal Capital in 2021.

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Couples and long-term housemates tend to have more alike gut microbiomes than unrelated individuals, even when their diets are not the same.

From Science Daily Apr. 13, 2026

Except for the kitchen, the home she and her fiancé share with four housemates was dark.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 6, 2025

Although his American-born housemates were sometimes noisy, spoke little Korean, and never stayed around very long, he preferred their energetic transience to living alone.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden




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