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homes

  • plural
    of home.
    home
    noun
    a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
  • present tense form
    of home (3rd person singular).
    home
    noun
    a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.

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The remaining residents live off vegetables they grow in their gardens, soups of boiled weeds and cans of food they scavenge from bombed-out, abandoned homes around this city.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026

The government has committed at least £10.5 billion up to 2036 to protect homes, businesses and critical infrastructure from the growing threat of flooding.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

Waves topped the bulkhead and sent water into homes and streets, according to city officials.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2026

Dozens of homes were damaged in the city, whose 66,000 residents were still without electricity on Saturday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2026

One of the many private homes that dotted the mountainside.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz