household

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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

They run on a portfolio that’s aligned and optimized to produce the income a household actually needs, with Social Security as one contributor rather than the main or only contributor.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 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treatments are so toxic, and so easily transferred onto humans, household items, and into water, that they should be withdrawn from sale.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

The screened turned up a few household names: CVS Health, Pfizer, Verizon Communications, and Best Buy.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Nobody would suspect he had grown up in a household even more religious than my own.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros