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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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Among them are Tehran's Marble Palace, the Teymourtash house and the sprawling Saadabad Palace complex in northern Tehran, a former royal residence set within a vast park and home to several museums.

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

Here I am, in my house, surrounded by a yard filled with passion fruit, papaya, cucumbers, avocados, chard and yes, uchche.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

He lives in an iron-roofed house, tends a small potato garden in his front yard and tracks global events—from the conflicts in the Middle East to European soccer—via his smartphone.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026

People often have to bag food, leave the house, and wait before returning.

From Science Daily • May 9, 2026

The house had been raided, she said, at 4:00 that morning.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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