houses

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He said eight people were injured, and a number of houses were damaged or destroyed.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Army Corps of Engineers reported 33 oceanfront homes were destroyed and another 3,000 houses, as well as 900 coastal businesses, were damaged by storm surges, waves, erosion and other forces.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In the north-eastern Kharkiv region, five people were reported injured and a number of residential houses damaged.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

It is the cluster: foundries, packaging houses, substrate suppliers, materials firms, equipment engineers, testing specialists, design-service providers and process experts operating in close proximity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The houses got closer together and smaller, then very close and stacked on top of each other.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff