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housework

[hous-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /


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So it shouldn’t be surprising that women have played a central role in inventing products that reduced the physical toil of daily housework.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

About half of caregivers regularly assisted a parent with errands, housework and home repairs.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 26, 2026

“I help my parents, siblings and friends with odd jobs — running social media accounts, housework, pet-sitting,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2025

Amy, 36, from Norwich, bought the brush online for £4 to "make life easier" with housework, but it caught in her daughter's hair when the child took it out of the box.

From BBC • Oct. 26, 2025

He seemed no different from Forrest and Immie’s various temporary island friends, but here he was, naked to the waist, doing housework.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart