household effects

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The three truckloads of donated items, such as old clothes, shoes and other household effects that the Edhi centres in Karachi usually received every week have dwindled to just one now, he added.

From Reuters • Apr. 19, 2023

His household effects, including his family Bible, were still being shipped from Springfield, Ill., Mr. Dimunation said.

From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2017

And on March 28, 2012, under the terms of a settlement announced by Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, Mr. Marshall relinquished his rights to furniture, household effects and books he had inherited from his mother.

From New York Times • Aug. 15, 2012

The household effects of the Minister and Mme Asmus remained in Helsinki and their friends this week could find out nothing about this vanished family.

From Time Magazine Archive

Money came and again there were days of packing household effects.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright