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Origin of housemate
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"Whether you're living with a partner, housemate, or family, your daily interactions -- from hugging, kissing and sharing food prep spaces -- may encourage the exchange of gut microbes," said Dr. Lee.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
It follows him finding his feet as a landlord and housemate to Gen Z lodgers.
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2026
As a housemate, he was catastrophic—overturning wastebaskets, ransacking drawers and drenching manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
At an estimated 19 years old, Larry has outlasted five prime ministers, upstaged visiting world leaders, and is currently living with his sixth housemate, Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
From Barron's ● Feb. 15, 2026
A close friend and housemate at the Rooses’, Johannes Wilhelmus Weehuizen, died suddenly after being sick for only a few days.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
He and one of his Sway housemates, Josh Richards, started a VC fund called Animal Capital in 2021.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 1, 2026
Couples and long-term housemates tend to have more alike gut microbiomes than unrelated individuals, even when their diets are not the same.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 13, 2026
Pris Liora, 40, who was looking for someone to rent the extra room in her Koreatown apartment, didn’t prepare any questions for potential housemates, saying she just wanted to do a vibe check.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2025
The rush to find housemates – and a place to live – for the next academic year has long been a source of worry for first-year students.
From BBC ● Nov. 15, 2025
Then, three months after Annet’s death, another of Theo’s housemates, Willem Laurens Kiehl, dies suddenly.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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