families

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Economists say duplexes are the kind of “light-touch density” that allows cities to add more housing for middle-class families without entirely transforming a neighborhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

Meerkats, too, grow their families differently under different conditions.

From Slate • May 10, 2026

But a switch to solar has brought down costs and allowed families to operate the pans for longer.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Immigrants lived near the mission, and esteemed Spanish Mexican families lived in large mansions around the churches that dot Old Town in the mid-19th century — many came post-Spanish-Mexican wars.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

After the police guard had been removed, a series of homeless families had been housed there, although at the moment he believed the living quarters above the shop were empty.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom