- present participle of dwell.
dwelling
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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
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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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