keep house
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As those homely implements suggest, “Terce” focuses on the work of people not often celebrated in liturgy: those who keep house, cultivate gardens, nurture children.
From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2024
There were no kitchens in the rooms, and maid service was provided, so the “temptation” to keep house was absent.
From Washington Post • Mar. 24, 2021
Staff kept girls in cottages and trained them to work and keep house.
From Washington Times • Feb. 1, 2020
"This growth in supply is likely to continue into 2014 and should help to keep house price inflation under control as we move forward."
From BBC • Jan. 27, 2014
Like the other girls in the village, they stayed home and learned from their mother how to keep house.
From "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park
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