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dwelling

[dwel-ing] / ˈdwɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
lingering over excessively
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Dwelling on the lowered, near-term growth risks missing the larger story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 30, 2025

Another tool at the council’s disposal are Empty Dwelling Management Orders, which give councils the right to take over and make repairs to run-down private properties that have been vacant for at least two years.

From BBC • Oct. 19, 2024

Long Beach’s pilot program uses one-time funding that will provide as many as 10 homeowners low- to zero-interest loans of up to $250,000 to build Accessory Dwelling Units, or ADUs, on their lots.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

Q: I want to add an Accessory Dwelling Unit to my backyard.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2023

It was the Round-Tower Dwelling, which signaled a high degree of shifgrethor in the court: not so much the king’s favor, as his recognition of a status already high.

From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin




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