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house

[hous, houz] / haʊs, haʊz /


NOUN
business establishment
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NOUN
government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
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Later that year, brands begin to drop the star, including fashion house Balenciaga, talent rep Creative Artists Agency, JP Morgan bank and Gap.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

And, as with any casino, the house had the advantage, the biggest being margin lending.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

LaMonica says she and her husband never thought they would house both daughters in a converted garage.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

“We left the wild running ravine in the back of the house and we built what I called the art deck,” she adds.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

Pickwick was an enormously wealthy customer who not only bought the very finest watches but often came upstairs to the family part of the house above the shop.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom