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second home

noun

  1. an additional residence, as at the shore or in the country, where one goes on weekends, vacations, and the like.

  2. another residence, as of a close relative or friend, where one spends a great deal of time or feels welcome and at home.

    Aunt Sue's house was my second home.

  3. any place where one spends a great deal of time.

    My office is my second home.



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Two outs from elimination in Game 7, on a full-count pitch from Toronto closer Jeff Hoffman in the ninth inning, Miguel Rojas tied the score by hitting his only his second home run since the All-Star break.

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It is India's second home series defeat in two years, after a 3-0 loss to New Zealand last year.

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You can build up these harvested losses in your portfolio and carry them over from year to year, and once you have a gain event on your balance sheet, including passive gains on the sale of a business or a second home, they are there to offset it, which is really valuable.

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It lists events such as Cummings' trip to Durham and Barnard Castle in March 2020; two visits to a second home during lockdown by the chief medical officer for Scotland, Dr Catherine Calderwood; and visits to the home of scientific adviser Prof Neil Ferguson by a woman with whom he was in relationship during lockdown.

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For Skimehorn, Pizza Hut wasn’t just a restaurant—it was a second home.

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