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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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In America’s least populous state, neighbors are in an uproar over plans to build a small city to house thousands of out-of-state workers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

In court Wednesday, O’Brien said Rinderknecht knew the area well because he had lived there a few years earlier with his boyfriend, who had been renting a large house with a pool.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Confining a world-famous pop star to a blustery old house in the English countryside for the entirety of a film seems inharmonious.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

Jamie Corrie, who has lived on the same east Belfast street for more than a decade, said his house went up in flames.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Joey and her female friends also have to deal with unwanted advances from men, especially because Joey’s house is near a Japanese military barracks.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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