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  • past tense form of abide.
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abode

[uh-bohd] / əˈboʊd /


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The listing noted that the existing property was expanded by DeMille in 1920, when he acquired a neighboring abode that was once home to Charlie Chaplin.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 1, 2026

However, while she’s selling what is perhaps her most famous home, Kris isn’t leaving the neighborhood altogether, having purchased two other homes in Hidden Hills since purchasing her for-sale abode.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Kris, who is now in a relationship with talent manager Corey Gamble, has also expanded her property portfolio and no longer uses the enormous abode as her primary residence.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Noth, 71, who famously starred as Mr. Big in the hit HBO series, is bidding farewell to the one-bedroom, 1.5-bathroom abode more than three decades after purchasing it in 1994.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

On Ocean’s bank, too, was the abode of the blessed dead.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton

In 2020, the mother and daughter duo were understood to have bought adjacent abodes in the exclusive neighborhood, with Kris paying $20 million for her piece of the property pie.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

But South Korea's heatwave has made it uninhabitable, forcing him to seek refuge under a makeshift tarp just a stone’s throw from Gangnam’s gleaming skyscrapers, where the wealthy remain cool in their aloof abodes.

From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026

We know that no matter how many abodes David cycles through, he is unlikely to ever find one that fits.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

Your route today heads either along the beach or a bike path lined with colorful coastal abodes, leading you to the Hermosa Beach Municipal Pier, where you can catch some heated volleyball matches.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024

When people took sick, their temperatures rose and caused the body lice to seek more hospitable abodes.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos


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