household

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In this openhearted, incredibly vulnerable filmic love letter to her family, she explores the meaning of “home”: whether that’s a physical location one can’t return to, or the relationships within a household.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

The “Intel Inside” marketing campaign made Intel a household name and a ubiquitous personal-computer chip supplier in the 1990s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

In today’s economy, “$20,000 is probably a good place to start for most people” when determining how much emergency savings their household needs, Igor Aronov, a financial planner and founder of FAR Financial, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The council said the illegally dumped waste included commercial and household debris, such as "tyres, plasterboard, cement bags, household white goods, and tonnes of loose refuse".

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

In February 1790, the entire household moved to a larger, more fashionable mansion on Broadway near Wall Street.

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