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  • present participle of dwell.
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dwelling

[dwel-ing] / ˈdwɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
lingering over excessively
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Each newly created dwelling must have an EPC by law, making it the most timely indicator of new homes being built.

From BBC Aug. 24, 2026

Those predators included anacondas, saber toothed mammals, flightless "terror birds" and sebecids, a group of land dwelling relatives of crocodylians.

From Science Daily Aug. 19, 2026

Recent policies that make it easier to build accessory dwelling units could help create a new source of rental units, she said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

But it was not until Plaza cut her ask once again, this time to $4.85 million, that the dwelling attracted a much more concrete buyer.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

And his mind, dwelling bitterly on Elizabeth, yet moved backward to consider once again Esther, who had been the mother of the first Royal.

From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin

As a result, builders pulled back from starter homes and other dwellings typically used for entry-level homeownership and prioritized building units for rent.

From MarketWatch Aug. 26, 2026

The 2026 Homeless Count recorded just 27 unhoused individuals in 16 dwellings, such as vehicles, tents or makeshift shelters, in Malibu.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 14, 2026

However, the point I would make is for the residents of Northumberland - there are 162,000 dwellings in Northumberland.

From BBC Jul. 31, 2026

MetroLoft transformed the 19th-century warehouse into luxury dwellings that attracted A-list celebrities, including actors Jake Gyllenhaal and Meg Ryan.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

It was autumn, and Laila could make out people in bright tunics on the roofs of mud-brick dwellings laying out the harvest to dry.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini




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