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apartment

[uh-pahrt-muhnt] / əˈpɑrt mənt /


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When I first moved to Cuenca, my apartment was in an area on the west side that locals called “Gringolandia”—because it was home to a good number of expat retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

They worshipped in a two-bedroom apartment while the group raised money to build a more permanent mosque—a spiritual home that would deepen their roots in their hometown.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Iryna, who was staying with her mother in the family's apartment, says the phone kept ringing overnight.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

The studio-adjacent neighborhood she patrols has an eclectic mix of upscale houses and block-long stretches of apartment buildings, with people moving in and out and leaving possessions on the curb as they come and go.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

“Did you walk all the way over from your apartment like this?”

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy




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