homemaker

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“Without electricity, there’s no running water either, and the little food that you stored is spoiling,” said Yaima Lara, a homemaker in the Guanabacoa suburb of Havana.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"There would be famine and people would suffer a lot. People are suffering now, but at least with war, our fate might be clear," 60-year-old homemaker Tayebeh said.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 2026

His father, William “Skip” Pratt, is a dentist, and his mother, Janet, a homemaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026

“It’s all very strange,” said María Alejandra Álvarez, a homemaker from the city who—like many—was still unsure if Rodríguez had helped Trump.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 5, 2026

Trout was talking to a Maggie White, who had given up being a dental assistant to become a homemaker for an optometrist.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut