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big house

[big hous] / ˈbɪg ˌhaʊs /


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“I was living in a big house in Venice all by myself,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

“I was looking at the one next door, a brand-new big house, that was too much money,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

This is what is known in Thailand as "Baan Yai" – big house – politics, and across the country it is the way local power has always been managed.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Denise Yarmlak, who is 69, single and didn’t want to live alone, bought a big house in Nevada with a friend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

A man on a horse was riding toward the big house.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff




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