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housework

[haus-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /


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Ramilah starts at the crack of dawn with housework, taking care of the cows and feeding the family's stock of tilapia fish.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

The couple never had children, and Norman now has no immediate family nearby to help him with things like hospital visits or housework.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

Many feminists, especially socialist ones, have demanded wages for housework as well as childcare—salaries, in other words, for mothers who stay home.

From Slate ● Sep. 14, 2026

The robots will be assembled in California and used for education, housework, warehouse jobs and more, said Chris Chen, Faraday Future’s co-chief executive of robotics.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Symbols: When my older sister, then in high school, asked my mother if she could do light housework in the afternoons for a rich lady we knew, my mother was frightened by the idea.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez


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