residence
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As crisis intervention deputies combed through the juvenile’s online activity and searched his residence, they found he had an online connection with an Illinois juvenile with similarly “concerning interests,” the Sheriff’s Office said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
The city has mailed 17,000 notices to property owners who must prove their home is their primary residence or face the surcharge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The first is that for many people ages 65 and over, the equity in their primary residence is a major source of wealth.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 25, 2026
A single suitcase lay open on the floor when AFP visited Ren's temporary residence in Beihai.
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
“This is the ten Boom residence and shop,” I said as stiffly as I dared.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
In the last decade, states have started mandating individual meters in multifamily buildings; in 2018, California began requiring that water submeters be installed in newly constructed residences with two or more units.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
The city of Vancouver in Canada has an Empty Homes Tax on residences that are vacant or under-used for more than six months of a calendar year.
From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026
The couple has residences in Florida and New York.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
It was reported that the couple had already chosen a new house, but that it would not be one of the many royal residences.
From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026
This became the nation’s first “summer White House,” and presidents ever since have followed the tradition by establishing their own warm-weather residences.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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There's No Word Like Home
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"Why the Sun and the Moon Live in the Sky"
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