residential

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Their electrical work focuses on agricultural, commercial and residential projects - but it's the "bigger jobs" such as rewiring, solar and green energy systems that have seen some customers struggle to pay.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

On a sunny morning a few weeks after Freeport received the exemption, white smoke poured from its smelter above a Baptist church and residential neighborhood.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

Tedros said the Hondius evacuees would be received “at the industrial port of Granadilla, far from residential areas, in sealed, guarded vehicles, through a completely cordoned-off corridor, and repatriated directly to their home countries.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 10, 2026

A bizarre pursuit unfolded along residential streets in Oceanside as a helicopter and half a dozen sheriff’s patrol cars chased a teen on an electric dirt bike.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Ricketts’ was located in a quiet residential area many blocks away from the docks where the pestilence had first struck.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy