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turnkey

[turn-kee] / ˈtɜrnˌki /


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Others have suggested that the older style and inland location did not appeal to buyers seeking contemporary, turnkey homes near the ocean.

From MarketWatch Jun. 3, 2026

This home is poised to break the record because of its privacy, convenience and turnkey condition, Bowen said.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 18, 2026

Homeowners using the portal can match their address to home choices that include pre-designed turnkey residences at costs equal to or below average insurance proceeds, Horne said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 14, 2025

The simplicity of the "all in one" microcomb laser results in lower power demands, lower costs, high tunability, and a turnkey operation.

From Science Daily May 22, 2024

The turnkey laughed, his gut shaking like a bowl of pudding.

From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin

The veteran turnkeys consider the many rookies too green and soft.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rest of “us” consisted of a cook Davos never saw, six guardsmen in the ground-floor barracks, a pair of washerwomen, and the two turnkeys who looked after the prisoner.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

The turnkeys came in anxiously and raised Albert, but his knees still trembled so violently that he was obliged to sit down on his bed.

From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern

When you get there, any of the turnkeys will be able to shew you to my room; and a comfort I'm sure it will be to see you in such a place as this....

From The Widow Barnaby Vol. III (of 3) by Frances Eleanor Trollope

The two turnkeys looked at each other a long time in silence; at last one said, as the result of his meditations, "It's the Prison Fairy!"

From A Twofold Life by Wilhelmine von Hillern




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