abode
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In the meantime, her own Los Angeles abode became more of a glorified closet than a true home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
There are multiple structures on the property, including several guest dwellings in addition to the primary abode.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
DeGeneres splashed out $27.44 million for that abode, which sits on just 3 acres and was sold to her in an off-market deal, despite its estimated value at the time being closer to $20 million.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026
He’s now a professor of modern history at the University of St. Andrews, the sort of place that might send a shudder down the fellowship at his former abode.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
“The garden in which stands my humble abode is separated only by a lane from Rosings Park, her ladyship’s residence.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
We know that no matter how many abodes David cycles through, he is unlikely to ever find one that fits.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
It is unclear whether this incident prompted Pitt to begin looking at other abodes, or if he was already in discussions to buy the Keuning property.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2025
All three were one- or two-bedroom abodes that were smaller than Uribe’s townhome and appeared run-down.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2023
When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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