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accessory

[ak-ses-uh-ree] / ækˈsɛs ə ri /




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It would seem cleaner for your daughter to sell this home and buy in Ohio, and for you to either pay for a home nearby and/or an accessory dwelling unit.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

"I always say my stoma bag is just new accessory. It's just another bag and that was where the whole idea came from to like make covers for it and have it as an accessory."

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Twenty years ago, the must-have entertainment accessory was the iPod, and Netflix customers had to wait for DVDs to arrive in the mail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Sources told The Times the ransom note felt credible because it included details about a specific damaged property and the placement of an accessory in the home.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

The purse—sorry, masculine accessory bag—was rainbow tie-dyed with a peace symbol stitched in wooden beads and the slogan Hug the Whole World.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan




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