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were housing
  • past progressive of house.

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As of March, 18 local authority areas in Scotland were housing 1,352 asylum seekers in hotels.

From BBC • Aug. 18, 2025

It was unclear whether any of these buildings were housing Russian soldiers.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Me and my little brother were forced to share a room because our third room was always for whichever artist we were housing at the time.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2022

But the blaze then spread to two other homes, which were housing two families, authorities said.

From Fox News • Feb. 4, 2022

Some were housing the live stock, some unpacking seat stands, some fixing the banners on the main tent.

From Andy the Acrobat by Harkness, Peter T.