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housekeeping

[haus-kee-ping] / ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ /
NOUN
household management
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A housekeeping note: This season was produced before the end of the most recent Supreme Court term.

From Slate ● Aug. 22, 2026

That sent long-term rates plunging but they rebounded on Thursday, with Mark Malek, of Muriel Siebert & Co, calling it "a housekeeping move destined to be short-term, at best".

From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026

An engineering student at London University who previously worked as a housekeeping assistant at a hospital in Birmingham.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

Either way, he could cast the changes not as a turn toward higher rates, but as housekeeping for a Fed that he wants to talk less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

Scott had been recommended by the owners of the rental house to do yard work and housekeeping.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart




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