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
But where you park — or more romantically, keep house — is another question.
From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2020
“I was inspired by my mother, my grandmother and all women who work hard trying to run a business, keep house and make ends meet,” she said.
From Washington Times • Apr. 22, 2015
Instead, they are expected to marry, keep house and bring up a new generation – and strengthen the narrative that this is not a terrorist group, but a state all Muslims must join.
From The Guardian • Sep. 6, 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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