abode
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Francis was told the women had not been brought under duress but George, of no fixed abode, had "plainly exploited the circumstances of these victims".
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026
He has also owned a lakefront retreat in Tennessee, although it remains unclear whether he still owns the abode.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026
In June, Dennis Quaid decided to say farewell to his longtime Los Angeles abode, listing it for $5.2 million before cutting $500,000 from the asking price on Sept. 29.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
After settling into their custom abode, Biles—who is listed on the deed alongside her mother, Nellie—put the property on the market for $1.2 million.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
He just stands there looking at me until, finally, he extends his hand as if reluctantly welcoming me to his humble abode.
From "Pride" by Ibi Zoboi
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Despite having never resided in this property, the couple has plenty of lavish abodes to call home.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
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
Farmers, who start adjusting their sleep schedules ahead of time, often work through the night to pluck the grapes from their leafy abodes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2025
The two own several homes across the U.S. as well as luxurious abodes in Europe and Australia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2025
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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