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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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Lee recounts a rigmarole of joys and traumas—a trip to the circus, a bad breakup, a house fire—which all fail to leave much of an impression.

From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026

Two men have been arrested and three police officers injured during a protest outside a hotel in Greenock that has been used to house asylum seekers.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The day-to-day of running the house falls to all five sisters on a rotating basis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

The hotel is largely the creation of Frank Miller, who bought Glenwood Cottage, a modest boarding house, from his father in 1880.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

I clean the house, reorganize the linen closet, teach myself how to fold fitted sheets.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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