abode
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Catherine Earnshaw, raised in the “disorderly, comfortless” gothic abode of Wuthering Heights, is seduced by the refinement of the neighboring Thrushcross Grange, “a splendid place carpeted with crimson.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
Inside the sparse, upscale abode, cardboard moving boxes are still scattered across the entryway, and his shelves lack ingredients.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026
Matt Styler, 50, of no fixed abode from Gosport, has been charged with assault by beating of an emergency worker.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
The hilltop abode, which spans nearly 5,000 square feet, was initially listed for $6.99 million in June 2025, 11 months after Simmons died.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Dinner over, I put the remains in the plastic bag that served as a tablecloth and tie it up tightly to discourage the flies that have free access to my essentially screenless abode.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
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