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housework

[hous-wurk] / ˈhaʊsˌwɜrk /


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Oura leads the pack here, picking up everything from housework to brief stroller jaunts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

But as the debate over the division of housework rages, many argue that Japanese fans' signature stadium cleanups should be encouraged, not nitpicked at.

From BBC Jun. 19, 2026

"Who else will give you 250 rupees an hour just for doing housework?" said Sriramyachandra from her kitchen in Chennai in southern India's Tamil Nadu state.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

With “Beef,” Lee links the potential liabilities women face by locking into long-term relationships to the realities of the capitalist trap, which draws women into not only unpaid housework but uncompensated emotional labor, too.

From Salon Apr. 23, 2026

When they were out of sight, she dropped the scrap of paper on the kitchen table and returned to her housework.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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