basement
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Instead of the basement of the Stanford University psychology building, the series takes place in an actual prison, somewhere in Georgia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
In a Journal essay, she walks through the steps she has taken to improve the resilience of her own home, from a sump pump in the basement to HEPA-filter air purifiers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2026
Mysteriously, he gets the job, though it turns out to be at the very bottom of the ladder — as a copy boy confined to the basement.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2026
In May 2025, the couple moved out of their 2,200-square-foot house, complete with a basement and garage, in Sausalito, Calif., and into a 1,390-square-foot, two-bedroom apartment in a retirement community about 10 miles away.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026
She says yes, and while Lily leads Emma to Aunt Melissa’s bedroom, I sneak into the basement.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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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
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
At the highest tides, the sea creeps into basements at the very center of town.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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