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



NOUN
business establishment
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NOUN
government body, sometimes elected, responsible for laws
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Clifton Broumand, owner of a Maryland-based business that assembles waterproof keyboards and computer mouses for the healthcare industry, is looking to shift his purchases of silicone parts from China to Mexico to avoid tariffs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Chappelle explained that he sometimes stole things from past jobs where he’d been fired,: “Staplers, computer mouses, all kinds of stuff. But you know what I never stole from work? Work.”

From New York Times • Nov. 13, 2022

It’s an image that evokes an enfeebling combination of envy and rage, as it becomes increasingly clear that the botters are perpetually one step ahead of our mere keyboards and mouses.

From The Verge • May 25, 2022

Mo-cap cats dancing with roaches and mouses Joe Pesci asking if Bobby paints houses Beanie and Kaitlyn enjoying their teens These are a few of my favorite scenes.

From Slate • Dec. 30, 2019

“Nay, nay, bless your li’l ’eart, Mattwise, you’n owd Methuselam be but mouses, best leave ’er to Foremole, oi’ll deal with’n.”

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques



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