basement
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We also have the whole basement and crawl spaces covered in mold-protecting wall covering.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
On weekends, DJs performed across its basement, main floor and upstairs spaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
Several residents told AFP, meanwhile, that international schools were taking precautions, with at least one facility sending children into a basement for safety.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
A friend in her 80s slipped on the stairs to her flooded basement and fell, breaking two posterior ribs and injuring her shoulder.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 5, 2026
When I was five and we were living in Brooklyn, I took classes in a basement studio that had a wall of dusty mirrors.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
Playing defense For homes with basements, automated sump pumps are essential.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Larger homes, attics, basements, garages and spare bedrooms reduce the urgency to make choices.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
As a result, many children stayed at home, while others spent hours in the basements of schools and kindergartens.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
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
We ate sweet pastries in the basements of churches.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
