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household

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


NOUN
domestic establishment
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Thailand's Princess Bajrakitiyabha, who has been in a coma for more than three years, has died, the royal household has announced.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

Evercore analysts led by Krishna Guha say the ECB places much greater reliance on household and business surveys of inflation expectations than the Fed does.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Ecological consultant Matthew Shardlow said he believed the active ingredients in flea treatments are so toxic, and so easily transferred onto humans, household items, and into water, that they should be withdrawn from sale.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Prices fell for medical-care commodities, new vehicles, utility gas service, household furnishings and transportation services, among other things.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Paul Jennings remained Dolley Madison’s property and traveled back and forth to Washington with her and a few other household servants beginning in 1837.

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




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