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housekeeping

[hous-kee-ping] / ˈhaʊsˌki pɪŋ /
NOUN
household management
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A housekeeping note: This season was produced before the end of the most recent Supreme Court term.

From Slate Aug. 22, 2026

That sent long-term rates plunging but they rebounded on Thursday, with Mark Malek, of Muriel Siebert & Co, calling it "a housekeeping move destined to be short-term, at best".

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

An engineering student at London University who previously worked as a housekeeping assistant at a hospital in Birmingham.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Either way, he could cast the changes not as a turn toward higher rates, but as housekeeping for a Fed that he wants to talk less.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

I call all the hotels I’d filled out housekeeping applications at weeks ago—the Hyatt, Holiday Inn, Econo Lodge, Hojo’s, Best Western, plus a half dozen locally run guest houses.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich




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