attic
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The advice is simple: get fans out the attic, leave the less mobile with plenty of water that they can reach and also make sure you check in on your more vulnerable neighbours.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Not only was he not making money, he was probably losing money, as the cost of living eroded his savings like moths eating clothes stored in the attic.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
Lorne believes he caught hantavirus from mouse droppings after shaking a rug in his attic.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
Adapted from a bestselling novel of the same name, it stars Juno Temple as a woman who gets to experience life with a different partner every time she changes the light bulb in her attic.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 23, 2026
Hans took me up to the top of the house, to the attic, where I saw Karli lying stretched out on a mattress by a fire with Mutti kneeling over him, bathing his forehead.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
The reel was shrunken through age and frayed, but otherwise in remarkable condition for something stashed in sun-heated attics for years.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 2026
Spray foam insulation has been used to stop heat escaping from roofs, lofts and attics for decades and comes in two forms.
From BBC ● Nov. 17, 2024
"Most of the species that are vulnerable to this disease migrate away from those habitats in spring to give birth in trees or in human structures such as barns or attics," Johnson said.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2024
When summer hits, homeowners will be asking what they can do to cool down their attics, garages, houses and sheds.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 2024
This complex and exceedingly efficient government operation was completed while residents of New Orleans were trapped in attics and begging for rescue from rooftops and highway overpasses.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
