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furnish

[fur-nish] / ˈfɜr nɪʃ /




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In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.

From Slate Sep. 6, 2026

VAT taxes furnish between 15% and 20% of government revenue in Britain, France and Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

I used one in my neighborhood to unload things I couldn’t sell and to furnish the new apartment.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

“People buy homes from one company, finance them through another, furnish them through a third and renovate them with someone else,” Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Marcus Lemonis said in a statement.

From Barron's Jun. 17, 2026

“I will. As soon as I can afford to furnish my new place.”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

It also furnishes Ukraine’s military with battlefield intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Having been pent up for so long, friendless and homesick, they go wild in the safety of Luna’s generic apartment, which scenic designer Tanya Orellana furnishes with makeshift graduate school touches.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 5, 2025

This non-invasive method furnishes direct, semiquantitative evidence of amyloid deposits in the brain.

From Science Daily Nov. 25, 2024

Nonetheless, in a 2021 case Justice Neil Gorsuch raised the question as an open one: “Our cases have assumed—without deciding—that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 furnishes an implied cause of action under § 2.”

From Slate Jun. 12, 2023

When he’s not painting, he furnishes the house.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman

He was able to get an exemption after contacting local councillors but is still on the hook for a reduced premium of £544 for the period between May and August when the house was furnished.

From BBC Sep. 7, 2026

A man who has not been publicly identified has been “living” inside the billboard since Thursday, in what resembles a fully furnished, air-conditioned living room.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Now, Bloom’s former Beverly Hills residence is ready to embrace a new chapter by welcoming a renter, who is being given the chance to take on the fully furnished residence.

From MarketWatch Jul. 14, 2026

Located in the Powder House Pass community, this fully furnished house was built in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

It was barely furnished with odd things, which seemed to have never been used; the furniture was something the same style as that in the south rooms, and was covered with dust.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

In Germany, more than 1,500 products will have their prices lowered by an average of 20%, while in the U.K., prices will be reduced on hundreds of home furnishing products and accessories.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 1, 2026

Chloe Haynes , 21, was found dead in her room at The Britannia Adelphi Hotel in September 2022 after she was trapped under the heavy furnishing.

From BBC May 7, 2026

Many young renters are now treating rental properties like starter homes, spending thousands of dollars on decorating and furnishing those homes.

From Barron's Oct. 16, 2025

I would tell anybody, “Don’t spend time other than to connect with teammates, work out, study film. Don’t spend time buying houses, furnishing houses, any of that stuff.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 25, 2024

Elizebeth reported that they “went head over heels in debt” furnishing the place.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield




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