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house

[hous, houz] / haʊs, haʊz /


NOUN
business establishment
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NOUN
government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
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That said, I still chase David around the house throwing roundhouse kicks at his stomach, just to keep us both on our toes.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Among the things destroyed were wedding memorabilia, electronics, clothes and the everyday belongings that had made the house a home.

From BBC Sep. 11, 2026

In many Kalshi trades, customers are going up against the proverbial house.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

More: Bessent says, ‘I am the house now.’

From MarketWatch Sep. 11, 2026

“You can see them because I’m allowing you to. I could lower the veil and you’d think we’re in an empty house that rattles and is still ‘settling,’ ” Lou replies.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

One of those houses is FanDuel, the popular U.S. sportsbook.

From Barron's Sep. 11, 2026

That the AI agent runs on a virtual machine, which houses it with a person’s data, is another advantage, according to Anmuth.

From MarketWatch Sep. 10, 2026

The twisty nightmare, told through multiple perspectives, depicts the unraveling of a suburban town after a group of schoolchildren all mysteriously leave their houses at the same time and disappear into the night.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 9, 2026

In a written statement, the City of Malibu said it ordered the evacuation of the houses in the street and set up a temporary shelter for evacuees.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

One street has five houses painted in rainbow color order.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

County supervisors have pushed to shut down the facility, but plans for how to close the jail and questions of what would happen to the inmates housed there have delayed action.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

At Yangshuo Sugar House, a luxury resort housed in a former sugar mill, rooms start at around $300 a night.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 8, 2026

Family members of the missing were being temporarily housed in the area, she said at the time.

From Barron's Sep. 3, 2026

The cafe is housed in Lyle Kirk, where Jonathan Fleming has been the Church of Scotland minister for the past five years.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

She lived by herself in the old slave quarters out past Granddaddy’s laboratory, and though it had once housed a dozen or so slaves, it was the perfect size for one person.

From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly

August home-price and property-investment figures are also due, following recent government efforts to stimulate housing demand.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 11, 2026

Scarcity of vacant land on the campus for all that housing has added to the diversity of opinion on Building 13.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

Instead of funding a building program, the VA issued 99-year leases to a series of developers that relied on the tax-credit financing commonly used to build low-income housing.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 11, 2026

University of Arizona football player Noah Fifita started his college career living in student housing with five roommates.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 10, 2026

Some joined the NSB simply for the benefits: more food, more clothing coupons, the best jobs and housing.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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