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group home

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noun

  1. a substitute home, usually located in a residential neighborhood, providing foster care for orphans, delinquents, disabled persons, or others with special needs.

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Another member calls the group home the House of Vainglorious Delusion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

A judge allowed her release under supervision at the group home in July.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Pranom thought about her son, who lived in a group home for adults with disabilities.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

In mid-November, after just a few weeks of living at the group home, Mills ended up back in a hospital.

From Salon • Nov. 26, 2024

“Did the staff at the group home give you my email?” she asks.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko

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