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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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Then she spent time living in a convent house herself.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The bed and pillows weren’t my favorite, but the rest of the house more than made up for it.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

She said Rachel was on her way home from work and was dropped off at her partner's house then received a call from her friend saying that something was going on outside.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

We plan on staying at the house the whole weekend and hanging out by the pool.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

On one occasion, the Japanese soldiers near her house invite her to an officers’ party in the Engineering Building of the local university.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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