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  • past participle of abide.
  • past tense form of abide.
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abode

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /


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However, they announced their move back to the mainland in August 2024, one month after purchasing a six-bedroom abode in Encino, Calif., for $6.8 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

Now that they have officially settled into their custom abode, Biles—who is listed on the deed alongside her mother, Nellie—has put the Spring home on the market for $1.2 million.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said a 37-year-old man of no fixed abode had been arrested after a "boat that had an emergency responder on board" was damaged in the Channel.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

Now, it seems she may well be ready to cut ties with California altogether, after bringing her 2,700-square-foot Los Angeles abode to the market, where it is listed with Justin Paul Huchel of Carolwood Estates.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

Ishtar's abode made the White House look like a tin shack.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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

Advocates see the conversions as a better use for weathered abodes that have been blighted by time and negligence, sustainably preserving the homes while serving the economic needs of the neighborhood.

From New York Times ● Feb. 20, 2024

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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