in someone's
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These are low-key affairs in someone’s home or a restaurant, not fancy parties or far-flung cruises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
So some visitors may actually "relieve themselves in someone's garden", said Ondrik, who occasionally finds a tourist wandering into his own house.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
"The door's shut and you're in someone's house… I was young, I didn't really know what to really do, to be honest."
From BBC ● Jun. 8, 2026
And for some reason, because I was Dana in someone’s mind, it meant something.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 2026
“Maybe. I’d love to find another old Coke machine or something in someone’s bam. Buy it cheap and fix it up on my own.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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