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household

[haus-hohld, -ohld] / ˈhaʊsˌhoʊld, -ˌoʊld /


NOUN
domestic establishment
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Raised in a religious household, she said she approached the part not just as a performance, but as an opportunity for personal growth.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

The richest Americans employ armies of household staff to run their homes like corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

We split household expenses equally, including groceries, utilities and home maintenance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Wong became a household name during Hong Kong's 2014 protests, known as the Umbrella Movement, after he gave speeches alongside fellow student leaders Nathan Law and Alex Chow.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

But everything in the household seemed to run more smoothly when Nurse Beverly was around.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

A government spokesperson said: "We have pledged £53m in support for vulnerable households on heating oil and removed the 4% tariff on home heating oil."

From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026

Some people may have the misconception that households land in just one tax bracket.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 5, 2026

And even though the BOE had not changed its policy, borrowing costs for households and businesses had risen as prices of government bonds tumbled over recent months.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

Most of the spending the Biden administration undertook was related to COVID, including financial assistance for households affected by the pandemic, which I don’t recall provoked much backlash.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

In fact, before Abraham Lincoln was elected in 1860, ten of the first fifteen American presidents owned enslaved people or grew up in slaveholding households.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis


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