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homely

[hohm-lee] / ˈhoʊm li /




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Jenny Nimmo, the head of inclusion at East Midlands Academy Trust, which runs Prince William Academy, says the unit will have more "homely" classrooms and on-site mental health provision.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

But now they've replaced the windows and the ceiling and Yasir - a trained carpenter - has made their flat homely again.

From BBC • May 15, 2025

The firms today have innocuous, homely names such as Dave.com and Brigit; their websites are adorned with stock photos of young people and families evidently basking in the relief of a short-term financial crisis averted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

At the game’s outset, the calm before the unleashing of a cosmic horror storm, the player explores homely cabins littered with the paraphernalia of private lives: comforting trinkets, family photos.

From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2024

He was homely and plain, and he had a terrible holler and a horrid smell.

From "Sarah, Plain and Tall" by Patricia MacLachlan




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