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  • present tense form of house (3rd person singular).
  • plural of house.
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houses



NOUN
business establishment
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NOUN
government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
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First-time buyers were facing average house prices equivalent to four-and-a-half times household income in Cardiff, compared with just over three-and-a-half times in Blaenau Gwent where houses were cheapest, according to the data.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Cornell President Michael Kotlikoff warned in a recent faculty town hall meeting that pushing social events into private houses beyond the school’s purview—“into the shadows”—could exacerbate problems.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026

One factor driving some investors to buy houses now is strong rental demand.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2026

Bass said that when she toured police station houses after being elected, the number one complaint she heard was about the perception that lower-ranking officers are punished more severely than command staff.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

This information is then covertly delivered to the guerrillas through safe houses, places the Japanese don’t know about, where spies and combatants can stay unharmed.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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