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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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This intricately constructed novel tracks a remote New England house through the ages, as its inhabitants search for the most elemental characterization of home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Lee kept some plants that have been growing in the yard for decades, like the jasmine climbing around the front of the house as well as the white roses.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Confining a world-famous pop star to a blustery old house in the English countryside for the entirety of a film seems inharmonious.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Jamie Corrie, speaking outside the burnt out remains of his house on Lendrick Street in east Belfast, said by the time firefighters arrived his house was "already engulfed in flames".

From BBC • 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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