basement
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They went to Ukraine in September 2023 with 30 drones they made in Monroe-Anderson’s parents’ basement and gave them to Ukrainian soldiers, who tested them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
He’s been down in the basement doing press calls like this, he explains, undoubtedly a familiar routine after so many years in the limelight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
Don’t miss: Micron was started by a few guys in an Idaho basement.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
Gil was on duty in the basement of the Sol Marino Garden Residences in Catia La Mar, on the Venezuelan coast, when at 6:04 p.m. on that Wednesday, the earth shook and swallowed him.
From Barron's ● Jul. 7, 2026
It would almost be cute, if not for the sprawling, chaotic posture she’s assumed on the basement couch.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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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
With first-time buyers as their intended customers, the company’s innovations included lowering prices by building homes on slabs, instead of digging costly basements.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 14, 2026
Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Blocks of flats in Yelets have designated shelters, too, in basements.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
I knew eggs were kept in cool places, so I looked in iceboxes and basements.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
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