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Basements with less than that amount might work informally, but they couldn’t be finished legally by a contractor, nor advertised as a living space by a real estate agent.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 2, 2023

Basements give her the creeps; plus, a property manager told her the floor had been torn up.

From Salon • Nov. 17, 2022

Basements and underground foundations will heave, brackish water could corrode sewer pipes, toxic contaminants buried in the soil could bubble up and spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2020

Basements were left behind when the houses were shaved off their foundations.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2016

Basements and cellars are usually suited for storing bulbs until they have rooted, but they must not be warm enough to promote rapid growth.

From Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Nature Study by Ontario. Ministry of Education