houses

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The once thriving village included a chapel, a church, a shop, a pub, a school, a library, a post office and terraced houses.

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

The prison is designed to hold more than 3,000 individuals and it currently houses low- and medium-security inmates, according to the CDCR.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

Most houses accept non-Christian residents and don’t require any religious practice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Brad Lander, then serving as New York's fiscal watchdog, was accused of obstructing an elevator at a building that houses one of the city's immigration courts.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Eventually the houses at the roadside stopped altogether, and they were driving along mountain roads, past lochs and heather.

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell