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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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When words fell short, visitors to the installation drew pictures: a house surrounded by hearts; a smiling cat; a bowl full of wishes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Multiple homes were set alight, including a house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast belonging to a man in his 30s, who said he had lived there for 10 years.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Still, you and your mother purchased this house together 14 years ago.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

"I can't lay my eyes on my favourite place at home, on some elements of my house, a vase, a view from my window," he said.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

Even if you wanted to build a house back there, how would you get to it in the winter?

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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