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
But from where we sat, it was as if we were inside a sun going up at night, the suspended bands of light brightening and intensifying our yellow abode.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
Donovan, 62, his wife, Corry Scheuerman, initially listed his longtime Austin, Texas, abode in March 2026, having purchased the picturesque four-bedroom retreat in January 2016.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 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
Alas, the cage, no matter how spacious of an abode, would not constitute a community and would be utterly merciless.
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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