Example Sentences

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Last year the No. 1 reason people surrendered dogs to the Animal Care Centers of NYC was housing insecurity.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

The largest contributor to annual inflation in February was housing, which rose by 7.2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

The legislation at the centre of the case was introduced when former Conservative minister Michael Gove was housing secretary.

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2025

Pavlovich was housing insecure at the time, desperate for secure employment and an affordable place to live, according to the complaint.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2025

She was housing a mad sister who cursed the mornings for her children, the one in Vietnam too.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston