basement
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A basement that Wright added at the original owner’s request has become “over-the-top,” Jacobs noted.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
"I had this idea of an English guy who builds a rocket, in the basement of his house," recalled Park.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
Several officers told investigators that they used gallows humor as a way to deal with the stress of working long hours in a small, windowless basement office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026
I trained as best I could, walking four or five hours a day on a walking pad in my parents’ basement, wearing a weighted vest—preparing for a 1,000-year-old pilgrimage by cosplaying as a hamster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
But now that I’m headed down to the basement to meet with Grandma again, it is back, and in full force.
From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold
It ushered in a new kind of fun that was fresher, busier and airier than past listservs and chatrooms, the dank basements of internet interaction.
From Salon ● Aug. 23, 2026
The city’s complaint included exhibits showing the dilapidated conditions of the homes—standing sewage in basements, black mold on walls, crumbling infrastructure—which it called harmful to the health and safety of the public.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
The metro is too far from her home and there are no decent shelters or basements nearby.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
In an old building, there is a good chance that infrasound is present, particularly in basements where aging pipes and ventilation systems produce low-frequency vibrations.
From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026
The neighbors have been complaining about some of them, who want to use their upstairs to look in on Kwang’s house, some even asking if the basements might be connected.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
