Example Sentences
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One of the projects on display is "Keys Without Homes", which comprises videos of three southerners who kept the keys to their houses, even though they no longer exist.
From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026
There have been concern for many years about the size of the House of Lords, which currently stands at 774, making it one of the largest upper parliamentary houses in the world.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
An October 1992 Texaco refinery explosion in Wilmington blew out windows, shook houses like an earthquake and puffed out potentially toxic vapor that went downwind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
In other words, people are still paying high prices for houses, even if those prices are no longer jumping by as much.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
People were trying to get a ship to America, or they were sick lying in the streets of Ballilee, or just wandering out on the road as Devlin put them out of their houses.
From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff
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