housekeeping

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More broadly, the research challenges the idea that housekeeping genes are only involved in routine cellular processes.

From Science Daily • May 5, 2026

In late 2024, housekeeping supervisors Patsy and Elsy, who are referred to in the first lawsuit against Jenner as well, by their first names only, stepped into their leadership roles.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

This is potentially controversial because it threatens housekeepers’ jobs, but on a short stay where I have to work in the room for hours I prefer to decline housekeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Day-to-day upkeep like mowing the lawn, shoveling snow and even basic housekeeping can become burdensome or unsafe as physical limitations increase.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 2026

Its three integrated computers and most of its housekeeping functions—for example, its temperature-control system—are localized in its middle.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan