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dwelling

[dwel-ing] / ˈdwɛl ɪŋ /


NOUN
lingering over excessively
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Trudeau purchased the home from Nicolas Ruggieri, who is the leader of the real estate section at Batipart Invest, and had bought the dwelling in 2023 for $3.9 million.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The inspector ordered her to cease using the building as a dwelling, remove the unauthorised structure and demolish the "unlawful extension" to the barn.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Her story covers the breadth of her life, dwelling especially on her youth in the 1930s among migrant fruit pickers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Lowe claimed she "did not ignore" the enforcement order, adding the dwelling was "not a luxury pad".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Over there; she thought, looking down the path she had ridden to get to the school, I can almost see the dwelling where I grew up.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry




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