duplex
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“Thank you for the times when we were well and happy and busy,” Dad prayed over the turkey dinner Karen made for the three of us at his Iowa duplex in November.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
In most cities, these parcels would be the sole domain of single-family homes interrupted by the occasional duplex.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 23, 2025
But cleaning a house that size was a massive undertaking, and it seemed impossible to keep track of everyone’s belongings, as compared with when they lived in a smaller duplex.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 21, 2025
Sometimes, the double duplex is a density hack that undermines neighborhood efforts to banish apartments and their residents.
From Slate • Jul. 31, 2025
He still lived in the same duplex he'd lived in since her parents split up.
From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell
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