furnish
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In addition to checking off my goals, I was also heavily encouraged to shop for my bird’s closet, furnish his apartment, and complete the in-app quests.
From Slate ● Sep. 6, 2026
Unlike many of his prime ministerial predecessors, MacDonald - the son of a farm labourer and housemaid - was not independently wealthy and had less money to furnish Downing Street.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
“People buy homes from one company, finance them through another, furnish them through a third and renovate them with someone else,” Bed Bath & Beyond CEO Marcus Lemonis said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
And even if brokerage firms furnish consolidated 1099 tax statements in February, corrected versions may be issued later, delaying the accurate completion of returns.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 8, 2026
Then the parishioners at St. Mary’s pitched in, donating items to furnish the cottage.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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A mother’s silence furnishes the book with a powerful second theme.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The dating test furnishes a neat illustration: three profiles—identical in every respect except astrological sign, all showing the same picture of a young man named “Michael”—were created on a popular Chinese dating app.
From Slate ● May 5, 2026
This non-invasive method furnishes direct, semiquantitative evidence of amyloid deposits in the brain.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
The data indicate that half of this capacity is in the poorest quarter of Los Angeles, while the wealthiest 10% of the city furnishes less than 1%.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 4, 2024
When he’s not painting, he furnishes the house.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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In Wales, local authorities can charge a council tax premium of up to 300% on furnished second homes that his mother's property had been reassigned as.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The “living room” was furnished with what appeared to be a bookshelf, plants, a coffee table, an armchair, a desk chair and even paintings on the walls.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Now, Bloom’s former Beverly Hills residence is ready to embrace a new chapter by welcoming a renter, who is being given the chance to take on the fully furnished residence.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
He managed to achieve this goal in 1794 when, after painting “Federalist Papers” co-author John Jay, his subject furnished him with a letter of introduction to the first president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
“It feels like a sparsely furnished apartment,” Emily said, dumping her bin next to his.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
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Americans took copies with them from the original 13 states as the frontier moved westward; these, Mr. Auslin writes, became “an indispensable furnishing and handbook.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Chloe Haynes , 21, was found dead in her room at The Britannia Adelphi Hotel in September 2022 after she was trapped under the heavy furnishing.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The furniture retailer missed first-quarter earnings estimates, though CEO Niraj Shah asserted the company had outperformed the broader home furnishing category amid “a choppy start to the year.”
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
A popular lender backed by venture capital firms is struggling financially, sending shock waves through the small clothing and home furnishing companies that count on its financing.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
With the furnishing of the house, in addition to his usual painting supplies, Vincent keeps needing more money.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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