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{
"Housatonic":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
"river 148 miles (238 kilometers) long in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut flowing from the Berkshire Hills south into Long Island Sound":[]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02cch\u00fc-z\u0259-",
"\u02cch\u00fc-s\u0259-\u02c8t\u00e4-nik"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111007",
"type":[
"geographical name"
]
},
"hound":{
"antonyms":[
"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"pursue",
"run",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"definitions":{
": a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (such as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (such as the greyhound and Afghan hound)":[],
": a mean or despicable person":[],
": dog":[],
": dogfish":[],
": to drive or affect by persistent harassing":[],
": to pursue with or as if with hounds":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark",
"a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive",
"Verb",
"He is being hounded by the press.",
"They hounded me with questions.",
"They hounded me for my autograph.",
"hound a politician out of office",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There, a Clawson coffee hound finds an oasis: espresso, under a tent, courtesy of Soul Blends Coffee Roasters. \u2014 Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound . \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Bonn-Oberkassel dog is not the only ancient hound to have received such honors. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
"Graysou is the grey- hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Ben had been brought into the series in a previous season of the show to provide a counterpoint to The Farmer, its leading human character, who lives at Mossy Bottom Farm with his faithful hound Bitzer, and the less faithful flock of sheep. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Animal: Blue, 10-month-old, 44-pound female hound mix. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
"During my time in town, a local shoots a polar bear for allegedly trying to kill his hound . \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Mikey's looking at me now with his basset- hound eyes. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Authoritarian governments have abused the system in the past to hound opponents and limit their freedom of movement. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Admins who don't want this will have to hound each individual user to shut it off. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But questions will still hound several quarterbacks throughout the weekend. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"LeVert gives them hope -- and credibility -- in a first-round series, where opponents were poised to hound Garland and force the ball out of his hands. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Caruso and Ball hound ballhandlers outside the arc to complicate their passes into the post and force difficult switches in pick-and-rolls. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Lethargic starts continue to hound Maryland, which led just once in the final 9:21 of the first half. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Supporters praise him, conspiracy theorists hound him, bricks get thrown this his window and everyone knows his name. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Fiennes\u2019s politician \u2014 who, again, is a local assemblyman not even elected to the Senate \u2014 cannot shake off the paparazzi, who hound him with the sort of fervor usually reserved for young British royals. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hund ; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis , Greek ky\u014dn":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hau\u0307nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hound Verb bait , badger , heckle , hector , chivy , hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. baited the chained dog badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy. badgered her father for a car heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker. drunks heckled the stand-up comic hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering. football players hectored by their coach chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging. chivied the new student mercilessly hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing. hounded by creditors",
"synonyms":[
"canine",
"dog",
"doggy",
"doggie",
"pooch",
"tyke",
"tike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-023338",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hounding":{
"antonyms":[
"bird-dog",
"chase",
"course",
"dog",
"follow",
"pursue",
"run",
"shadow",
"tag",
"tail",
"trace",
"track",
"trail"
],
"definitions":{
": a dog of any of numerous hunting breeds including both scent hounds (such as the bloodhound and beagle) and sight hounds (such as the greyhound and Afghan hound)":[],
": a mean or despicable person":[],
": dog":[],
": dogfish":[],
": to drive or affect by persistent harassing":[],
": to pursue with or as if with hounds":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"in the yard an old hound greeted us with a single bark",
"a camera hound even before the baby arrived, he's now become obsessive",
"Verb",
"He is being hounded by the press.",
"They hounded me with questions.",
"They hounded me for my autograph.",
"hound a politician out of office",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"There, a Clawson coffee hound finds an oasis: espresso, under a tent, courtesy of Soul Blends Coffee Roasters. \u2014 Andrew Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 June 2022",
"The Boomer 8 Dog Bowl, $50, is dent-resistant and can be used to water and feed your hound . \u2014 Wendy Altschuler, Forbes , 15 Apr. 2022",
"The Bonn-Oberkassel dog is not the only ancient hound to have received such honors. \u2014 Virginia Morell, Scientific American , 1 July 2015",
"Graysou is the grey- hound of the eleven, and his tackling is of the highest order. \u2014 al , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Ben had been brought into the series in a previous season of the show to provide a counterpoint to The Farmer, its leading human character, who lives at Mossy Bottom Farm with his faithful hound Bitzer, and the less faithful flock of sheep. \u2014 Leo Barraclough, Variety , 24 Dec. 2021",
"Animal: Blue, 10-month-old, 44-pound female hound mix. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 3 Jan. 2022",
"During my time in town, a local shoots a polar bear for allegedly trying to kill his hound . \u2014 Travel , 29 Dec. 2021",
"Mikey's looking at me now with his basset- hound eyes. \u2014 Ew Staff, EW.com , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Authoritarian governments have abused the system in the past to hound opponents and limit their freedom of movement. \u2014 The Editorial Board, WSJ , 10 Feb. 2022",
"Admins who don't want this will have to hound each individual user to shut it off. \u2014 Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica , 2 Feb. 2022",
"But questions will still hound several quarterbacks throughout the weekend. \u2014 Usa Today Sports, USA TODAY , 21 Jan. 2022",
"LeVert gives them hope -- and credibility -- in a first-round series, where opponents were poised to hound Garland and force the ball out of his hands. \u2014 Chris Fedor, cleveland , 7 Feb. 2022",
"Caruso and Ball hound ballhandlers outside the arc to complicate their passes into the post and force difficult switches in pick-and-rolls. \u2014 Julia Poe, chicagotribune.com , 3 Jan. 2022",
"Lethargic starts continue to hound Maryland, which led just once in the final 9:21 of the first half. \u2014 Edward Lee, baltimoresun.com , 30 Dec. 2021",
"Supporters praise him, conspiracy theorists hound him, bricks get thrown this his window and everyone knows his name. \u2014 David Fear, Rolling Stone , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Fiennes\u2019s politician \u2014 who, again, is a local assemblyman not even elected to the Senate \u2014 cannot shake off the paparazzi, who hound him with the sort of fervor usually reserved for young British royals. \u2014 Rachel Handler, Vulture , 7 Dec. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1528, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English, from Old English hund ; akin to Old High German hunt dog, Latin canis , Greek ky\u014dn":"Noun"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hau\u0307nd"
],
"synonym_discussion":"Choose the Right Synonym for hound Verb bait , badger , heckle , hector , chivy , hound mean to harass by efforts to break down. bait implies wanton cruelty or delight in persecuting a helpless victim. baited the chained dog badger implies pestering so as to drive a person to confusion or frenzy. badgered her father for a car heckle implies persistent annoying or belligerent interruptions of a speaker. drunks heckled the stand-up comic hector carries an implication of bullying and domineering. football players hectored by their coach chivy suggests persecution by teasing or nagging. chivied the new student mercilessly hound implies unrelenting pursuit and harassing. hounded by creditors",
"synonyms":[
"canine",
"dog",
"doggy",
"doggie",
"pooch",
"tyke",
"tike"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-041727",
"type":[
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"hour-long":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": lasting an hour":[
"an hour-long commute",
"hour-long television shows"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{
"1803, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8au\u0307(-\u0259)r-\u02c8l\u022f\u014b"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-115734",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"hourly":{
"antonyms":[
"infrequently",
"little",
"rarely",
"seldom"
],
"definitions":{
": computed in terms of an hour":[
"an hourly wage"
],
": frequent , continual":[
"in hourly expectation of the rain's stopping"
],
": occurring hour by hour":[
"hourly bus service"
],
": paid by the hour":[
"hourly workers"
]
},
"examples":[
"Adverb",
"that couple argues hourly , about everything",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
"Low-income and hourly -waged women\u2014and, frankly, anyone who doesn\u2019t work at a progressive tech company\u2014are potentially one miscarriage or complicated pregnancy away from losing their job. \u2014 Nicole Lapin, Forbes , 5 Oct. 2021",
"Zapolin explained that ketamine clinics are currently limited to low-dose lozenges that have to take them hourly . \u2014 Benjamin Adams, Forbes , 17 Sep. 2021",
"Employees working hourly will get paid time-and-a-half. \u2014 Keira Wingate, USA TODAY , 18 June 2021",
"The burrito chain plans to reach that compensation level by the end of June and will set hourly starting wages at $11 to $18 an hour, according to a statement Monday. \u2014 Fortune , 10 May 2021",
"Their proposal would raise the federal minimum gradually to $15 hourly by 2025, well above the $7.25 floor in place since 2009. \u2014 Alan Fram, Star Tribune , 25 Feb. 2021",
"In every corner of the world, new beauty products crawl off production lines and out of Crock-Pots hourly , clamoring for human eyes and wallets and cheekbones. \u2014 Brennan Kilbane, Allure , 23 Feb. 2021",
"The House bill would also hoist the federal minimum wage to $15 hourly by 2025, more than doubling the current $7.25 floor that\u2019s been in effect since 2019. \u2014 Alan Fram, chicagotribune.com , 26 Feb. 2021",
"The measure would gradually lift that minimum to $15 hourly by 2025, doubling the current $7.25 floor in effect since 2009. \u2014 Alan Fram, Chron , 27 Feb. 2021",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
"It was created by the journalist Amy Westervelt, who used Bureau of Labor Statistics data to assign an hourly wage to different tasks\u2014cleaning, considering the emotional needs of family members, doing yard work, cooking, etc. \u2014 Angela Garbes, The Atlantic , 13 May 2022",
"California\u2019s current $15 minimum hourly wage for large businesses is the nation\u2019s highest, according to federal data. \u2014 John Myers, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
"Amazon has said that its minimum hourly wage is $15 and that the average starting wage in warehouses is above $18. \u2014 New York Times , 12 May 2022",
"Cover said a 2% salary increase was added to the base hourly rate of 22,453 executive branch employees, resulting in a first-year cost of $21.2 million to the state. \u2014 Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online , 28 May 2022",
"Unlike in many union-organizing drives, wages are not the dominant issue in this campaign, since Delta pays a higher hourly rate than most other airlines. \u2014 Jennifer Gonnerman, The New Yorker , 23 May 2022",
"Light jet costs are up 35%, with hourly rates now averaging $7,564, compared to $5,600 just 15 months ago. \u2014 Doug Gollan, Forbes , 26 Apr. 2022",
"Flight attendants will be paid half their hourly rates during this time, then will presumably receive their full rate once the boarding doors close. \u2014 Brigid Kennedy, The Week , 26 Apr. 2022",
"According to the court filing, the company was using bonuses and artificially low hourly rates to pay employees that same for each hour of work including overtime hours. \u2014 Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland , 9 Mar. 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"15th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
"circa 1530, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Adjective"
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8au\u0307r-l\u0113",
"\u02c8au\u0307(-\u0259)r-l\u0113"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"again and again",
"constantly",
"continually",
"frequently",
"much",
"oft",
"often",
"oftentimes",
"ofttimes",
"over and over",
"repeatedly"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-111435",
"type":[
"adjective",
"adverb"
]
},
"hourly-rated":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": receiving a fixed wage of a certain amount per hour":[
"\u2014 contrasted with salaried"
]
},
"examples":[],
"first_known_use":{},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-114557",
"type":[
"adjective"
]
},
"house":{
"antonyms":[
"accommodate",
"bestow",
"billet",
"bivouac",
"board",
"bunk",
"camp",
"chamber",
"domicile",
"encamp",
"harbor",
"lodge",
"put up",
"quarter",
"roof",
"room",
"shelter",
"take in"
],
"definitions":{
": a building in which something is sheltered or stored":[
"a carriage house"
],
": a building that serves as living quarters for one or a few families : home":[
"invited them to her house for dinner",
"a two-family house"
],
": a business organization":[
"a publishing house"
],
": a family including ancestors, descendants, and kindred":[
"the house of Tudor"
],
": a gambling establishment":[],
": a natural covering (such as a test or shell) that encloses and protects an animal or a colony of zooids":[],
": a place of business or entertainment":[
"a movie house",
"the local fish house",
"a house of prostitution",
"Save room for a souffl\u00e9, the century-long house specialty \u2026",
"\u2014 Thomas P. Farley",
"a house cocktail [=a cocktail whose recipe was created by the bar, restaurant, etc. at which it is served]"
],
": a quorum of such an assembly":[],
": a residence for a religious community or for students":[
"a fraternity house"
],
": a shelter or refuge (such as a nest or den) of a wild animal":[],
": a sign of the zodiac that is the seat of a planet's greatest influence":[
"the house occupied by Jupiter"
],
": a type of dance music mixed by a disc jockey that features overdubbing with a heavy repetitive drumbeat and repeated electronic melody lines":[],
": household":[
"woke up the whole house"
],
": one of the 12 equal sectors (see sector entry 1 sense 1a ) in which the celestial sphere is divided":[],
": the audience in a theater or concert hall":[
"a full house on opening night"
],
": the building or chamber where such an assembly meets":[],
": the circular area 12 feet in diameter surrounding the tee and within which a curling stone must rest in order to count":[],
": the community or students living in such a residence":[],
": to encase, enclose, or shelter as if by putting in a house (see house entry 1 )":[
"so timorous a soul housed in so impressive a body",
"\u2014 A. W. Long"
],
": to provide with living quarters or shelter":[
"a place to house their guests"
],
": to serve as a shelter or container for : contain":[
"buildings that house government offices"
],
": to store in a building":[
"the barn where they house their boat"
],
": to take shelter : lodge":[],
": without charge : free":[],
"Edward Mandell 1858\u20131938 Colonel House American diplomat":[]
},
"examples":[
"Noun",
"Would you like to come to my house for dinner",
"I spent the weekend just puttering around the house .",
"He made enough noise to wake the whole house .",
"Verb",
"More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates.",
"The museum houses an impressive collection of jewels.",
"The carpenter built casing to house the hot water pipes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The price of ether, the in- house currency of the Ethereum network, fell as low as $1,013 on Wednesday and was most recently at $1,080, down 9% from its 5 p.m. ET level Tuesday. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The theories of what went on in that house , and about Parsons\u2019 end, have engrossed writers and filmmakers for decades. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Although the house was still under construction, Antoon had put it up for sale earlier that month, for about sixteen million U.S. dollars. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Bartt was older and had already moved out, so the house was a fresh start for Sherrill and Suzie. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"The house \u2019s biggest space is a drab conference room. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Trap house is slang for a place where drugs are sold. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"According to Sinkewich, the Countryside Antiques house is 101 years old. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain, Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here\u2019s a breakdown of the products the new companies will house : The global snacking company will include brands like Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Kellogg\u2019s Rice Krispies Treats, Nutri-Grain, and RXBAR, among others. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
"The veterans\u2019 ashes will be laid to rest in a columbarium that will house the urns and display a veteran plaque to honor their service to their country. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The image embodies the tension between the messy process of construction and the grand aspiration of the building itself, which would eventually house Bangladesh\u2019s national parliament after the country\u2019s 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Investors that house the majority of their assets within the stock market are no doubt feeling the effects of the investment rollercoaster that started in 2019 and continues persistently. \u2014 Kelli Click, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The $92 million, state-of-the-art facility that will house the Tigers\u2019 football program is now 70 percent complete, according to the university\u2019s June facilities report. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"But there are shelter systems run by other city agencies that house roughly another 10,000 people, including many domestic violence victims and runaway youth. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"To the aft, there is also an impressive float-in dock that can house additional toys and tenders. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Construction continues on a UCSD village that will house 2,000 students. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022"
],
"first_known_use":{
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
"before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
},
"history_and_etymology":{
"Middle English hous , from Old English h\u016bs ; akin to Old High German h\u016bs house":"Noun and Verb"
},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hau\u0307z",
"\u02c8hau\u0307s"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"business",
"company",
"concern",
"enterprise",
"establishment",
"firm",
"interest",
"outfit"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-110031",
"type":[
"adjective",
"biographical name",
"noun",
"verb"
]
},
"house call":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a visit (as by a doctor or a repair person) to a home to provide a requested service":[]
},
"examples":[
"Does your doctor make house calls ",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Since astronauts\u2019 final house call , in 2009, Hubble has developed some wear and tear. \u2014 Marina Koren, The Atlantic , 25 Feb. 2022",
"After his appointment, Barreto grabs breakfast and then heads to his first house call of the day. \u2014 Michael Forster Rothbart, Scientific American , 10 June 2022",
"Although the house call business recently launched, McKeithen has been a veterinarian for 10 years. \u2014 Chanel Stitt, Detroit Free Press , 13 Feb. 2022",
"You artist hired piercers for a Galentine's Day house call to treat her team to body jewelry. \u2014 Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com , 13 Feb. 2022",
"In May, Moore told me that a suspect in a case of hers should be expecting a house call from the police soon. \u2014 New York Times , 27 Dec. 2021",
"Rightfully so, Cael Porter started the early fireworks for the Mustangs with a 47-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Blayk Kelton and a 66-yard house call to put his team up 14-0 early in the first quarter. \u2014 Austin Nicholson, The Arizona Republic , 15 Nov. 2021",
"For Messier, winning the Bob Hope Stakes at Del Mar on Sunday afternoon was more like a house call than a commitment. \u2014 Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune , 14 Nov. 2021",
"Enterprising companies have had their own in- house call centers for more than a decade. \u2014 Tyler Christiansen, Forbes , 28 Oct. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1899, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[
"\u02c8hau\u0307s-\u02cck\u022fl"
],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112057",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"house cat":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": cat sense 1a":[]
},
"examples":[
"the house cat at the Cheshire Cat Bookstore has the dual responsibility of being mascot and mouser",
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The front door of the house stands open; the declawed house cat is wandering outside; the living room is in disarray. \u2014 Maureen Corrigan, Washington Post , 12 June 2022",
"Larger than a house cat but smaller than a big cat, clouded leopards are named for their irregular, cloud-like spots. \u2014 Rebecca Cairns; Video By Hazel Pfeifer, CNN , 10 May 2022",
"Lions and leopards, like any house cat , are leery of water, and tend to avoid wet grasses, which soften their claws. \u2014 Mark Ellwood, Robb Report , 22 Mar. 2022",
"There's even a house cat named Pilou roaming the halls. \u2014 Stefanie Waldek, Travel + Leisure , 11 Mar. 2022",
"Red pandas are considered full-grown around two years of age and reach the size of a fluffy house cat . \u2014 Corryn Wetzel, Smithsonian Magazine , 11 Mar. 2022",
"This coincided with the appearance of a feral house cat . \u2014 Steve Meyer, Anchorage Daily News , 19 Feb. 2022",
"This is the genuine article, direct out of the imagination, right down to the house cat \u2013Rusty\u2013with his half-missing ear patrolling the deck looking for handouts, but not petting. \u2014 Chadd Scott, Forbes , 15 Nov. 2021",
"Moreover, zoo animals are exposed to many more people than the average house cat , and many are highly endangered. \u2014 New York Times , 15 Nov. 2021"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1607, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[
"cat",
"feline",
"kitty",
"moggy",
"moggie",
"puss",
"pussy",
"pussycat"
],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220707-001031",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
"house cricket":{
"antonyms":[],
"definitions":{
": a widely distributed cricket ( Acheta domesticus ) usually living in or about dwellings":[]
},
"examples":[
"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The insects Brody and Tallichet rear, Acheta domesticus, or house crickets , are highly communal. \u2014 Anna Kordunsky, The New Yorker , 28 May 2020",
"The main types of crickets include field crickets, which tend to sport darker coloring and a glossier body, and house crickets , which are lighter in color and usually have dark stripes or bands across the backs of their heads. \u2014 Natalie Schumann, Country Living , 25 Feb. 2020"
],
"first_known_use":{
"1721, in the meaning defined above":""
},
"history_and_etymology":{},
"pronounciation":[],
"synonym_discussion":"",
"synonyms":[],
"time_of_retrieval":"20220708-112438",
"type":[
"noun"
]
},
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"At the same time, the union newspaper, the Mine Workers\u2019 Journal, became a house organ for Boyle during the campaign, publishing anti-Yablonski propaganda. \u2014 Vince Guerreri, Smithsonian Magazine , 31 Dec. 2019",
"The head of the Policy Unit, Munira Mirza, is a former member of the Revolutionary Communist Party, a Trotskyite groupuscule, and enthusiastic contributor to its house organ , Living Marxism. \u2014 The Economist , 22 Aug. 2019"
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"It was designed in 1964 by the textile designer Maija Isola who determinedly broke the house rule , which until that point had been no flowers. \u2014 Laird Borrelli-persson, Vogue , 21 May 2021",
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"Angie Dodge had moved out after the two disagreed over a house rule , her mother said. \u2014 Boaz Halaban, ABC News , 12 Mar. 2021",
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"Current Representatives Haley Stevens and Andy Levin are competing in the same U.S. House district after Michigan lost a house seat during reapportionment. \u2014 Brian Mcgill, WSJ , 15 Jan. 2022",
"In that election, the country\u2019s ruling party won every lower house seat . \u2014 Jon Emont, WSJ , 29 Dec. 2021",
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"Gaetz has defeated Democratic candidate Phil Ehr to retain his house seat in Florida's 1st Congressional District, according to projections by the Associated Press. \u2014 Jonathan Vanian, Fortune , 4 Nov. 2020",
"Gregoire lost badly in the August primary for the house seat . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 2 Nov. 2020",
"The Happy Valley real estate broker in 2013 put up a website critical of Shemia Fagan, the woman who took his house seat . \u2014 oregonlive , 28 Oct. 2020"
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"That rank not only reflects the relationship of frequent combatant pairs such as the house sparrow and the blue jay, but also accurately predicts which bird will dominate when two distant species meet for the first time. \u2014 Washington Post , 26 Nov. 2021",
"The songbirds most commonly affected include the American robin, blue jay, common grackle, yellowtail flicker, European starling, northern cardinal, house finch, house sparrow , Eastern bluebird, red-bellied woodpecker, and Carolina wren. \u2014 courant.com , 10 Aug. 2021",
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"But the same cicada event in the same woods that year did not correspond with any difference in the average number of eggs per house sparrow nest, compared with the prior and subsequent years. \u2014 Jillian Mock, Scientific American , 9 Apr. 2021",
"Lapsansky and his colleagues have also found another nonswimming species, the house sparrow (Passer domesticus), swims just as well as starlings. \u2014 Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS , 5 Jan. 2021",
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"In the past month, Moakler was a houseguest on CBS' Celebrity Big Brother. \u2014 Kelly Wynne, PEOPLE.com , 24 Feb. 2022",
"To drive the point home about nonsensical series alterations and further poke fun at Fox executives, the Simpson family has a hip teenage houseguest named Roy drop in for the episode. \u2014 Ryan Parker, The Hollywood Reporter , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Beth must confront a houseguest ; Kayce and his family seek out a new home. \u2014 Washington Post , 4 Dec. 2021",
"Sooki turns out to be an ideal houseguest \u2013 self-sufficient, tidy, quiet, thoughtful. \u2014 Heller Mcalpin, The Christian Science Monitor , 22 Nov. 2021",
"Dehnart said the Cookout should be applauded for its savvy and strategy \u2014 each member has formed a friendship with a non-Cookout houseguest in order to lower suspicion. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 19 Aug. 2021",
"One weekend, the Buchanans invited Elizabeth Taylor as a houseguest . \u2014 Sam Dangremond, Town & Country , 2 Sep. 2021",
"Amy manage an understaffed precinct; Jake and Charles investigate; Rosa gets a new houseguest ; Jake and Amy make a system to balance both work and children. \u2014 Washington Post , 19 Aug. 2021"
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"Arizona will be dramatically expanding its education savings account program to all the state\u2019s 1 million-plus K-12 kids, regardless of household income. \u2014 Steve Forbes, Forbes , 1 July 2022",
"This closure drew criticism from residents, and a Globe review found that just two of the seven public pools open at the time were in neighborhoods where the median household income was below the city average. \u2014 Kate Selig, BostonGlobe.com , 26 June 2022",
"Mississippi has long been starved for high-paying jobs, historically ranking last among states for median household income. \u2014 Anita Lee, ProPublica , 24 June 2022",
"The National Association of Realtors\u2019 measure of home affordability, based on mortgage rates, home prices and household income, showed that as of April existing homes were at their least affordable level since July 2007. \u2014 Justin Lahart, WSJ , 21 June 2022",
"Thompson said the median household income has risen between 1-2% over much of the last two decades. \u2014 Scott Turner | Sturner@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
"The median household income for San Antonians is $67,521 a year, nearly $15,000 less than the national median. \u2014 Arelis R. Hern\u00e1ndez, Washington Post , 19 June 2022",
"Median household income in the city is just under $40,000. \u2014 Chelsea Sheasley, The Christian Science Monitor , 14 June 2022",
"Among the Bay Area\u2019s five most populated counties, Alameda County and its East Bay neighbor, Contra Costa County, have the lowest median household income, $104,000 to $105,000. \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 10 June 2022",
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"The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are to go into effect today, including an unprecedented move to limit multi- household gatherings on private premises to two families. \u2014 Democrat-gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online , 10 Feb. 2022",
"The toughest restrictions since the pandemic began are set to come into effect on Thursday, including an unprecedented move to limit multi- household gatherings on private premises to two families. \u2014 Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com , 9 Feb. 2022",
"Non- household members visited us outside in the backyard. \u2014 Rob Relyea, CNN , 13 Apr. 2022",
"As with other tests the streamer has conducted, there\u2019s no guarantee that the option to pay for non- household members will end up permanently part of the service. \u2014 Todd Spangler, Variety , 16 Mar. 2022",
"One option is the installation of solar panels on a free-standing building, such as a house, or a multi- household dwelling. \u2014 University Of Houston Energy Fellows, Forbes , 14 Sep. 2021",
"Parents should also be aware of the possibility of intra- household transmission to themselves or their other children. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 18 Aug. 2021",
"Naomi Osaka, a Japanese citizen who has spent all but the first three years of her life in the U.S., and is now one of the biggest stars in tennis, got bounced out of the Olympics by a non- household name in the second round. \u2014 Joe Queenan, WSJ , 30 July 2021",
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"Meanwhile, Ray wasn\u2019t the only househusband making waves. \u2014 Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com , 29 Sep. 2019",
"Hayes MacArthur takes the Keaton role of the hapless househusband and Andrea Anders plays the mom suddenly facing modern workplace culture. \u2014 oregonlive , 13 Sep. 2019",
"The couple believed that Daniel's transformation into a househusband made more economic sense than hiring a nanny. \u2014 Meryl Gordon, Town & Country , 21 May 2014",
"Things are scarcely better at home, where her cheery househusband (Jos\u00e9 Garcia) greets her with elaborately prepared meals and insultingly sexist advice. \u2014 Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times , 26 Apr. 2018",
"This storied writer-director-actor and Casanova turned househusband showed up unannounced and had attendees gather around him in the lounge, like courtiers. \u2014 Cara Buckley, New York Times , 26 Oct. 2016"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
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"Vincent Tullo for The New York Times Growing up in California, Orion Tait used to watch his father\u2019s weekend housekeeping routine. \u2014 Steven Kurutz, New York Times , 14 Feb. 2020",
"Found property: Quarry Lane Management at a hotel reported a handgun found in a room by housekeeping staff at 9:30 a.m. Jan. 15. \u2014 Brian Lisik, cleveland , 27 Jan. 2020",
"Hence, FTSE Russell\u2019s earlier reclassification plan, which sent a signal to money managers worldwide, may seem like housekeeping to some but was quite a bit more significant to the treasury departments of oil and gas producers. \u2014 Washington Post , 1 Oct. 2019",
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"Residents of the building have access to the services of the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, which include a health spa, a lounge, in-room dining services, meeting rooms and housekeeping upon request. \u2014 Katherine Clarke, WSJ , 19 Dec. 2018"
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"In their statement, Murdaugh's law firm also addressed South Carolina Law Enforcement Division's (SLED) criminal investigation into the February 2018 death of Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper for the Murdaugh family, and the handling of her estate. \u2014 Claire Colbert, CNN , 26 Sep. 2021",
"Cooper, 101, grew up in the segregated South, and his single mom worked as a live-in housekeeper to afford tuition at Storer College in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. \u2014 Catherine Garcia, The Week , 2 June 2022",
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"Elvia Angulo, a housekeeper at the Oakland Marriott City Center for 17 years, is the main breadwinner in her family. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"Elvia Angulo, a housekeeper at the Oakland Marriott City Center for 17 years, is the main breadwinner in her family. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Starring a cast of relatively unknown Mexican actors, Alfonso Cuar\u00f3n's semi-autobiographical black-and-white film follows Cleo (Yalitza Aparicio), a housekeeper for an upper-class family in 1970s Mexico City. \u2014 Meg Walters, EW.com , 11 May 2022",
"South Carolina authorities on Tuesday released the full, unredacted version of the 911 call for Gloria Satterfield, a housekeeper for prominent lawyer Alex Murdaugh. \u2014 Danielle Wallace, Fox News , 1 Dec. 2021"
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"Housekeeping policies vary based on the type of hotel, Rogers said, with luxury hotels tending to provide daily housekeeping unless guests opt out. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher And Anita Snow, Anchorage Daily News , 26 May 2022",
"In conjunction with driving the aging parent, the worker can also help with things like shopping, cooking, housekeeping or other tasks. \u2014 Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes , 26 May 2022",
"Housekeeping policies vary based on the type of hotel, Rogers said, with luxury hotels tending to provide daily housekeeping unless guests opt out. \u2014 Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022"
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"Elizabeth was first his housemaid and then his second wife. \u2014 oregonlive , 27 May 2022",
"After a tryst with her secret lover, Paul Sheringham (Josh O\u2019Connor), Jane Fairchild (Odessa Young), a housemaid from a nearby manor, finds herself alone, wandering through the empty rooms of Paul\u2019s home. \u2014 Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times , 25 Mar. 2022",
"To hasten her return, Honey's 47-year-old mother moved to Qatar as a housemaid , pulling together the money needed to open a case in Dubai last month. \u2014 Fox News , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Benedict\u2019s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid . \u2014 Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"Benedict\u2019s novel, An Offer From a Gentleman, consists of a Cinderella-esque plot where Benedict falls in love with a housemaid . \u2014 Amanda Kohr, refinery29.com , 28 Nov. 2021",
"At first horrified by the thought of carrying Prasad\u2019s child, Naina changes her mind after talking to her housemaid , Savitri (Semma Azmi), who is terrified of being exposed as a Muslim in her poor neighborhood. \u2014 Richard Kuipers, Variety , 11 Oct. 2021",
"Her mother, the late Vernita Lee, who was working as a housemaid in suburban Fox Point, told Winfrey that Santa Claus was not coming that year because the single mother didn't have much money to buy presents. \u2014 Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 19 Oct. 2021",
"Paul is established as a decent person, one who risks his own life early on to save a random housemaid . \u2014 Scott Mendelson, Forbes , 15 Oct. 2021"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"In that book Harris gave houseroom to pivotal players connected with the Dreyfus affair; in later offerings his household expanded to include scheming cardinals plotting to become Pope and plucky diplomats conspiring to avert World War II. \u2014 Robert Harris, Star Tribune , 20 Nov. 2020"
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"Unfortunately, many organizations still treat HR departments as admin custodians and caretakers of office housework . \u2014 Mofoluwaso Ilevbare, Forbes , 16 May 2022",
"Even before the pandemic, women were already doing two hours more daily housework than men. \u2014 Julie Bogen, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
"The findings also correspond with other studies that found women with unemployed husbands still did considerably more housework than their husbands. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 May 2022",
"Yet the experience of housework as isolating and monotonous is not limited to women. \u2014 Divya Subramanian, The Atlantic , 2 May 2022",
"Furthermore, the higher the share of the housework someone was doing, the slower that cortisol went away. \u2014 Julie Bogen, The Atlantic , 9 May 2022",
"Although the study analyzes detailed survey data gathered from couples in the early 1990s and mid-2000s, the basic contours\u2014and inequities\u2014of how housework is divided haven\u2019t changed much since then. \u2014 Joe Pinsker, The Atlantic , 25 Apr. 2022",
"Denise, 62, still spends one night a week at the Lanzas\u2019 apartment, helping with the kids and housework . \u2014 New York Times , 12 Apr. 2022",
"Still, her egalitarian vision would thrive in the world Federici imagines, in which governments pay for housework and provide free, reliable, and robust social services, which would lower the cost of living tremendously. \u2014 Lily Meyer, The New Republic , 4 Nov. 2021"
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"The temporary rules augment three areas of state law: housing development , transportation planning and metropolitan greenhouse gas reduction targets. \u2014 From Usa Today Network And Wire Reports, USA TODAY , 26 May 2022",
"Such projects can include housing development , housing services and crime prevention and safety. \u2014 Talis Shelbourne, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 23 May 2022",
"Elsewhere in Washington, D.C., House Democrats are alleging that Trump-era Interior Secretary David Bernhardt orchestrated a bribery scheme involving an Arizona housing development , which Bernhardt denies. \u2014 Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times , 19 May 2022",
"Developers are focusing on upscale senior- housing development because some baby boomers\u2014people who were born between 1946 and 1964\u2014are approaching the age that people typically enter senior housing, according to senior-housing industry participants. \u2014 Peter Grant, WSJ , 22 Mar. 2022",
"But the effort has drawn the ire of some pro- housing development , or YIMBY, advocates and others who say the city must give up some aesthetic control to address a dire housing shortage. \u2014 Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 7 Mar. 2022",
"The other two bills add money into the state's Housing Trust Fund, which is used to fund affordable housing development , housing assistance programs and homeless shelters. \u2014 Jessica Boehm, The Arizona Republic , 23 Feb. 2022",
"Its caretakers, who for years have been fighting against an affordable- housing development for low-income seniors that would occupy the site, have been ordered to vacate by October 31. \u2014 Kim Velsey, Curbed , 30 Sep. 2021",
"The funds include $3 million to assist four ongoing affordable housing development projects that will create 454 new units in the Bates-Hendricks, Hawthorne, North Willows, and Mapleton-Fall Creek neighborhoods. \u2014 The Indianapolis Star , 26 Apr. 2022"
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"The film has been shooting in Rome and its suburbs, including the local beach resort Ostia, public housing estate Corviale and a variety of neighborhoods off the beaten track. \u2014 K.j. Yossman, Variety , 18 Feb. 2022",
"The outbreak in a public housing estate and signs of virus found in sewage led to mass testing at dozens of apartment blocks, involving thousands of people. \u2014 Jinshan Hong, Bloomberg.com , 21 Jan. 2022",
"In January, parts of the Kwai Chung public housing estate were locked down for up to a week for mass testing after an outbreak that made headlines across the city. \u2014 Ezra Cheung, NBC News , 15 Mar. 2022",
"The coming of age story follows siblings Laura (16), Mira (12) and Steffi (7), fending for themselves in a Swedish working-class suburban housing estate , as their mother vanishes for lengthy periods. \u2014 Annika Pham, Variety , 2 Feb. 2022",
"This social- housing estate , which had 300 apartments in it, was fantastic. \u2014 Bilge Ebiri, Vulture , 23 Nov. 2021",
"It\u2019s about a girl on a West London housing estate , who is a conduit to the lives of all the other people in her orbit. \u2014 Michaela Coel, Vulture , 9 Sep. 2021",
"The first chapter introduces 8-year-old Damla, who in 1999 is living with her mother, Ayla, and her brother and sister in a housing estate in London\u2019s Tottenham section. \u2014 Washington Post , 7 Sep. 2021"
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"He was raised in public housing project in Savannah by his father, a veteran and preacher, and his mother, according to his campaign website. \u2014 Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY , 18 May 2022",
"Born in Detroit and raised by a single mother in a housing project and in other areas, Mathis\u2019 young adult life included time with the Errol Flynn\u2019s street gang and incarceration in the Wayne County Jail as a juvenile. \u2014 Whitney Friedlander, Variety , 4 May 2022",
"The few times Black Angelenos made major news in this neighborhood were when families were firebombed in 1992 and 2014, by people who wanted them out of the Ramona Gardens housing project . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 11 Feb. 2022",
"The developer of the housing project , Sunroad Enterprises, did not return a request for comment. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 25 Sep. 2021",
"Mobb Deep, huddled with friends on the rooftop of a Queensbridge housing project . \u2014 New York Times , 29 May 2021",
"At issue is whether Geoffrey Sager can build a three-story apartment complex almost directly across Route 4 from UConn Health, the first large-scale, high-density housing project in that immediate area. \u2014 Don Stacom, Hartford Courant , 13 June 2022",
"The city has expressed support in collaborating with Southwestern on the housing project , which is in the early design stages. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 Apr. 2022",
"After World War II, the land was selected for a big federal public housing project . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 3 May 2022"
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"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021",
"The plague is a cruel blow to farmers in Australia\u2019s most populous state who have been battered by fires, floods and pandemic disruptions in recent years, only to face the new scourge of the introduced house mouse , or Mus musculus. \u2014 Fox News , 29 May 2021"
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"Being a professional house sitter , and sharing what that entails online, has inspired countless other Black women to follow in her footsteps. \u2014 Essence , 11 Feb. 2022",
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"Winter is the best time to get started as a house sitter because people are traveling to visit family. \u2014 Jasmine Browley, Essence , 14 Dec. 2021",
"Barns reminded council that there are residents who do not know their neighbors or have the resources to hire a house sitter . \u2014 Ryan Nickerson, Houston Chronicle , 11 Aug. 2020",
"Many people hire seasonal house sitters during the off-season, because of the substantial risks to leaving a house empty. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press , 1 June 2020",
"Many people hire seasonal house sitters during the off-season, because of the substantial risks to leaving a house empty. \u2014 Amy Dickinson, oregonlive , 1 June 2020",
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"The price of ether, the in- house currency of the Ethereum network, fell as low as $1,013 on Wednesday and was most recently at $1,080, down 9% from its 5 p.m. ET level Tuesday. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The theories of what went on in that house , and about Parsons\u2019 end, have engrossed writers and filmmakers for decades. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Although the house was still under construction, Antoon had put it up for sale earlier that month, for about sixteen million U.S. dollars. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Bartt was older and had already moved out, so the house was a fresh start for Sherrill and Suzie. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"The house \u2019s biggest space is a drab conference room. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Trap house is slang for a place where drugs are sold. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"According to Sinkewich, the Countryside Antiques house is 101 years old. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain, Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
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"Here\u2019s a breakdown of the products the new companies will house : The global snacking company will include brands like Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Kellogg\u2019s Rice Krispies Treats, Nutri-Grain, and RXBAR, among others. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
"The veterans\u2019 ashes will be laid to rest in a columbarium that will house the urns and display a veteran plaque to honor their service to their country. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The image embodies the tension between the messy process of construction and the grand aspiration of the building itself, which would eventually house Bangladesh\u2019s national parliament after the country\u2019s 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Investors that house the majority of their assets within the stock market are no doubt feeling the effects of the investment rollercoaster that started in 2019 and continues persistently. \u2014 Kelli Click, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The $92 million, state-of-the-art facility that will house the Tigers\u2019 football program is now 70 percent complete, according to the university\u2019s June facilities report. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"But there are shelter systems run by other city agencies that house roughly another 10,000 people, including many domestic violence victims and runaway youth. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"To the aft, there is also an impressive float-in dock that can house additional toys and tenders. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Construction continues on a UCSD village that will house 2,000 students. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Peg Bundy was a housewife of leisure, known more for eating bonbons than preparing a meal for her family. \u2014 Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post , 13 June 2022",
"Candy was a housewife and Betty had worked as a school teacher. \u2014 Dana Feldman, Forbes , 7 May 2022",
"My mother was a housewife and busy with us three boys. \u2014 Katie Bain, Billboard , 24 Feb. 2022",
"Book Smart's Olivia Wilde directs this film, about a 1950s housewife living in a utopian community who begins to suspect that her husband is hiding something. \u2014 Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping , 10 May 2022",
"One of Broadway's longest-running shows, the musical focuses on the story of 1920s housewife and dancer Roxie Hart who murders her lover and attempts to avoid going to jail by hiring a slick criminal lawyer. \u2014 Andrea Towers, EW.com , 7 Mar. 2022",
"Saajan is mistakenly delivered a hot lunch intended for the ungrateful husband of an unhappy housewife , a man who doesn\u2019t appreciate the care that\u2019s gone into her cooking. \u2014 The Editors, Outside Online , 10 Sep. 2020",
"The lawsuit filed in federal court in Atlanta says Leakes, who is Black, complained to executives about years of racist remarks from fellow housewife Kim Zolciak-Biermann, who is white, but that only Leakes suffered consequences. \u2014 NBC News , 21 Apr. 2022",
"Jessica Biel plays a not-so-sweet suburban housewife in the five-night true crime miniseries, co-starring Melanie Lynskey. \u2014 Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times , 6 May 2022"
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"Company officials added that about 6,600 accounts were suspended last year for violating the house party provision. \u2014 Jacob Carpenter, Fortune , 28 June 2022",
"Gunfire erupted at a Houston house party Sunday night, leaving four people wounded, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 31 May 2022",
"One person died after a shooting at a house party that left five other people, including teenagers, injured early Sunday near 59th Avenue and Thomas Road. \u2014 Angela Cordoba Perez, The Arizona Republic , 30 May 2022",
"Raul Eliah Valle, 16, of Milford, has been charged with one count of murder and two counts of first-degree assault for allegedly stabbing McGrath and others during a May 14 fight outside a house party with about 50 attendees. \u2014 Michael Ruiz, Fox News , 19 May 2022",
"The lawsuit was filed the day after Ware testified in the trial of Eric Black, who is accused of fatally shooting her brother, Artivis Gladney, 18, and wounding another man, Emmanuel Fleming, outside a house party on the West Side in July 2016. \u2014 Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune , 4 May 2022",
"Essentially, the whole thing became a Luka Doncic house party , the crowd gobbling up every discouraging moment suffered by the Jazz. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 26 Apr. 2022",
"In 1998, five White men attacked a Black Marine at a Santee house party , breaking his neck and leaving him paralyzed. \u2014 Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune , 19 Apr. 2022",
"His first opportunity to perform in front of an audience came 10 years ago, at a Brooklyn house party . \u2014 Washington Post , 27 Sep. 2021"
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"A crate can be instrumental in housebreaking a dog or dealing with other issues such as inappropriate chewing. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 12 June 2017",
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"In the post- housebound era, if casual toggery becomes the norm for work, will underwire bras go the way of ties, suits and vertiginous heels",
"Those clients include people who are housebound because of illness or age and are unable to drive. \u2014 Mike Danahey, chicagotribune.com , 1 Jan. 2022",
"This year, the internet is already dotted with videos of celebrities and others reading the book out loud for housebound seniors, whose pomp and circumstance have been interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. \u2014 cleveland , 18 May 2020",
"Most housebound trainers offer just a few adjustments, a one-size-fits-most approach that doesn\u2019t effectively mimic real-world riding. \u2014 Popular Science , 3 Dec. 2019",
"Many of these workers, particularly at food delivery companies, have been thrust onto the front line of the coronavirus crisis by ferrying food and supplies to housebound consumers, while risking getting sick. \u2014 Michael Corkery, New York Times , 6 Apr. 2020",
"With many states mandating stay-at-home orders due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, people are turning to the streaming services to occupy their housebound time. \u2014 Anabel Pasarow, refinery29.com , 24 Mar. 2020",
"On a lighter note, zoos and aquariums across the country have been trying to meet the demand of a housebound public enamored by animal videos. \u2014 Julia Jacobs, New York Times , 3 Apr. 2020",
"Young noted that what a lot of the country is experiencing now \u2014 orders to stay home \u2014 is something its housebound clients have been living with for years. \u2014 Washington Post , 31 Mar. 2020"
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"In 1991, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for campaigning for democracy but was only fully released from house arrest in 2010. \u2014 Reuters, NBC News , 24 June 2022",
"Suu Kyi, the daughter of Myanmar\u2019s independence hero, General Aung San, spent more than 15 years under house arrest before her release in 2010. \u2014 Richard C. Paddock, BostonGlobe.com , 24 June 2022",
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"It was first observed in house finches in 1994, and the disease has spread to American goldfinches, evening grosbeaks and purple finches. \u2014 Joan Morris, The Mercury News , 17 June 2019"
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"According to the Liverpool Echo, Sadio Mane and Dejan Lovren were the victims of housebreaking , with Mane's house being accessed by the thieves, while Lovren's patio was smashed. \u2014 SI.com , 2 Nov. 2017",
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"In the show, Edna Garrett leaves the Drummonds\u2019 Park Avenue hom and becomes housemother of a dormitory at a private all-girls school in Peekskill, New York. \u2014 Michael Schneider, Variety , 29 Nov. 2021",
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"Rodriguez can currently be seen starring as housemother Blanca in Ryan Murphy\u2019s groundbreaking Pose on FX. \u2014 Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 July 2019",
"Charlotte Rae starred as Edna Garrett, a housemother at the fictional Eastland School, an all-female boarding school in Peekskill, NY. \u2014 Fox News , 4 Aug. 2018"
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"Dressed in a pink housecoat , leopard fanny pack and visor DeGeneres arrived to the set of her show, which was set up with La-Z-Boy chairs, in a Porsche Hoveround Power Wheelchair. \u2014 Rasha Ali, USA TODAY , 29 Oct. 2021",
"Goldenberg\u2019s was the go-to source (along with competitor Epstein\u2019s) for the lightweight cotton duster, a housecoat favored by Baltimore women to wear around the house on warm days. \u2014 Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com , 17 July 2021",
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"The other object that particularly struck me in the exhibit was a gentler tool of enslavement, a stylish housecoat for a domestic servant on a Southern plantation. \u2014 Mary Schmich, chicagotribune.com , 23 Aug. 2019",
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"The house trailer sits near a horse farm in Reddick, Florida, and inside Billy Turner waited to die. \u2014 Josh Peter, USA TODAY , 16 Jan. 2022",
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"This project was supported by the Pulitzer Center The wheels are still attached to the house trailer that Pamela Rush calls home, but the 49-year-old mother of two is trapped. \u2014 Time , 20 Feb. 2020",
"Also read: Kent County deputies were called to a Gaines Township house trailer where Ortiz-Nieves was left to care for several children under the age of 11, including Mejias. \u2014 John Hogan, Detroit Free Press , 12 Jan. 2018",
"Authorities had issued a missing-child alert after the slayings and spent hours searching for Devin Holston only to find the child dead Thursday at the same house trailer where the bodies were found. \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Oct. 2017",
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"The sight of Carrie Bradshaw in a pink Batsheva housedress , babushka-style headscarf, and elbow-length latex gloves, with her trademark cigarette in hand. \u2014 Michelle Ruiz, Vogue , 20 Jan. 2022",
"Some of my reading says the dress isn\u2019t quite as radical as Em in our show would suggest \u2014 that this style of housedress was typical for women of her time, just for housework and chores and such. \u2014 Jessica Goldstein, Vulture , 24 Dec. 2021",
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"Among them was a trio of Brazilian filmmakers who\u2019ve shot in Vila, and Penha\u2019s mother, Antonia, a very old white-haired woman who perched on the couch in a bright housedress . \u2014 Bill Donahue, Washington Post , 6 July 2020",
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"so timorous a soul housed in so impressive a body",
"\u2014 A. W. Long"
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"\u02c8hau\u0307z",
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"Noun",
"Would you like to come to my house for dinner",
"I spent the weekend just puttering around the house .",
"He made enough noise to wake the whole house .",
"Verb",
"More prisons are needed to house the growing number of inmates.",
"The museum houses an impressive collection of jewels.",
"The carpenter built casing to house the hot water pipes.",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
"The price of ether, the in- house currency of the Ethereum network, fell as low as $1,013 on Wednesday and was most recently at $1,080, down 9% from its 5 p.m. ET level Tuesday. \u2014 Caitlin Mccabe, WSJ , 15 June 2022",
"The theories of what went on in that house , and about Parsons\u2019 end, have engrossed writers and filmmakers for decades. \u2014 Patt Morrisoncolumnist, Los Angeles Times , 14 June 2022",
"Although the house was still under construction, Antoon had put it up for sale earlier that month, for about sixteen million U.S. dollars. \u2014 Sheelah Kolhatkar, The New Yorker , 13 June 2022",
"Bartt was older and had already moved out, so the house was a fresh start for Sherrill and Suzie. \u2014 Kyani Reid, NBC News , 12 June 2022",
"The house \u2019s biggest space is a drab conference room. \u2014 New York Times , 9 June 2022",
"Trap house is slang for a place where drugs are sold. \u2014 Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun , 8 June 2022",
"According to Sinkewich, the Countryside Antiques house is 101 years old. \u2014 cleveland , 4 June 2022",
"While this trying transit can be rather difficult to deal with at times, the 6th house is your personal domain, Virgo, so don't forget that you're naturally equipped to handle the issues coming your way! \u2014 Chicago Tribune , 4 June 2022",
"Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
"Here\u2019s a breakdown of the products the new companies will house : The global snacking company will include brands like Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, Kellogg\u2019s Rice Krispies Treats, Nutri-Grain, and RXBAR, among others. \u2014 Michelle Cheng, Quartz , 21 June 2022",
"The veterans\u2019 ashes will be laid to rest in a columbarium that will house the urns and display a veteran plaque to honor their service to their country. \u2014 Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant , 17 June 2022",
"The image embodies the tension between the messy process of construction and the grand aspiration of the building itself, which would eventually house Bangladesh\u2019s national parliament after the country\u2019s 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. \u2014 Philip Kennicott, Washington Post , 17 May 2022",
"Investors that house the majority of their assets within the stock market are no doubt feeling the effects of the investment rollercoaster that started in 2019 and continues persistently. \u2014 Kelli Click, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"The $92 million, state-of-the-art facility that will house the Tigers\u2019 football program is now 70 percent complete, according to the university\u2019s June facilities report. \u2014 Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al , 14 June 2022",
"But there are shelter systems run by other city agencies that house roughly another 10,000 people, including many domestic violence victims and runaway youth. \u2014 New York Times , 14 June 2022",
"To the aft, there is also an impressive float-in dock that can house additional toys and tenders. \u2014 Rachel Cormack, Robb Report , 13 June 2022",
"Construction continues on a UCSD village that will house 2,000 students. \u2014 San Diego Union-Tribune , 11 June 2022"
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"Middle English hous , from Old English h\u016bs ; akin to Old High German h\u016bs house":"Noun and Verb"
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"noun"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Dasani\u2019s housefather , Jason McQuiddy, who walks up the hill to where the bus is parked. \u2014 New York Times , 28 Sep. 2021",
"Soon caf\u00e9-society photographer Patrick McMullan emerged as the town house\u2019s unofficial housefather . \u2014 Bryan Burrough, The Hive , 4 July 2017"
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"1877, in the meaning defined above":""
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"type":[
"noun"
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": wood allowed to a tenant for repairing a house \u2014 compare estovers":[]
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Air Co vodka as well as a bottle of La Caudrilla wine, as a housewarming present for their friends. \u2014 Afdhel Aziz, Forbes , 22 June 2022",
"The company has perfected the art (and science) of coasters, and the wine charms make great housewarming gifts. \u2014 Bon App\u00e9tit , 26 May 2022",
"And the housewarming is coming up quick, with the album set to be released on May 20. \u2014 Glenn Rowley, Billboard , 23 Mar. 2022",
"Put it on your list for next summer\u2019s hostess gift, a housewarming or shower gift. \u2014 Lana Bortolot, Forbes , 28 Sep. 2021",
"The last time Reed and Turner saw each other was five years ago, when Reed moved into a new apartment and Turner dropped off a housewarming present. \u2014 NBC News , 6 Apr. 2022",
"The scene shop housewarming , where areas are already labeled for things not yet purchased, should further inspire the gift-givers. \u2014 Christopher Arnott, courant.com , 8 Dec. 2021",
"Swap the wine bottle for an accent rug as an unexpected housewarming gift. \u2014 Talia Abbas, Glamour , 2 Mar. 2022",
"Hansen and Tang play Adam and Margo, whose housewarming party is a success. \u2014 Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter , 26 Jan. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Now simply launching a houseboat into the lake is a challenge. \u2014 Nick Bowlin, Outside Online , 4 May 2022",
"Cottonwood Cove offers slip rentals for private boats and rentals of houseboat , powerboats (and jet-skis), canoes or kayaks. \u2014 Michael Goldstein, Forbes , 23 Apr. 2022",
"Can solar power save India\u2019s iconic houseboat capital",
"Can solar power save India\u2019s iconic houseboat capital",
"Can solar power save India\u2019s iconic houseboat capital",
"Can solar power save India\u2019s iconic houseboat capital",
"Can solar power save India\u2019s iconic houseboat capital",
"The visitor centers at Rainy Lake and Ash River are good places to see the lights, as are the Voyageurs Forest Overlook parking lot, Woodenfrog Beach, and almost any lakeside campsite or houseboat site. \u2014 Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure , 15 Mar. 2022"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"For the Sundance premiere of the Miss Americana documentary in January 2020, the pop star wore a Carmen March houndstooth jumpsuit with wide, pleated legs, topping off the outfit with a matching trench. \u2014 Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour , 13 June 2022",
"In 1991, Gaultier sent a houndstooth bodysuit and matching fetish mask modeled after London's club kids down the runway. \u2014 Leah Dolan, CNN , 26 May 2022",
"Street style favored grandpa-chic knits in argyle, houndstooth , and more argyle, often on top of an oversize button-up, this past fashion month. \u2014 Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR , 15 Oct. 2021",
"Porsche\u2019s houndstooth -like pattern) cloth with semi-aniline leather in black and Classic Cognac. \u2014 Michael Harley, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"As the day went on, Stewart covered up with a black-and-white houndstooth tweed jacket\u2014a Chanel classic. \u2014 Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR , 5 May 2022",
"Sports memorabilia site Lelands is auctioning a black-and-white houndstooth hat owned by Bryant. \u2014 Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al , 4 Mar. 2022",
"Middleton also wore a houndstooth patterned Knightsbridge Coat from Holland Cooper over a high-necked black sweater, while the duke wore a black sweater over a white button down shirt with a red tie. \u2014 ELLE , 27 Feb. 2022",
"In photos from the event, Duchess Kate wears a black and white houndstooth blazer by Holland Cooper, featuring large gold buttons. \u2014 Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR , 26 Feb. 2022"
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"first_known_use":{
"1936, in the meaning defined above":""
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"noun"
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"first_known_use":{
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"noun"
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"noun"
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"type":[
"noun"
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"type":[
"noun phrase"
],
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"This option is not made for killing bugs larger than a housefly and works best on mosquitoes. \u2014 Better Homes & Gardens , 7 June 2022",
"Swallow a tube of lip balm, perhaps, or snort a housefly . \u2014 Amy Nicholson, WSJ , 24 Mar. 2022",
"The new discovery, currently known as Thiomargarita magnifica is longer than a housefly . \u2014 Joshua Hawkins, BGR , 15 Mar. 2022",
"Keck noted a housefly can go from egg to adult in about a week. \u2014 Ren\u00e9 A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com , 9 Dec. 2020",
"Just as Pence was discussing racial injustice and the police killing of Breonna Taylor, a housefly landed on his head. \u2014 Angela Watercutter, Wired , 7 Oct. 2020",
"On May 13, 1984, as the Globe Star negotiated the Atlantic, the crew received a visit from a housefly . \u2014 Margalit Fox, BostonGlobe.com , 20 Aug. 2020",
"Somehow, someway, my wife and I have worked from home part-time while corralling a 3-year-old who has the patience of a housefly . \u2014 Pete Croatto, Good Housekeeping , 4 June 2020",
"On Adam\u2019s computer screen, the ship now looked like a robotic housefly , its proboscis probing toward an enormous, crumbly piece of gray bread. \u2014 Chris Wright, Wired , 8 June 2020"
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"\u02c8h\u00fc-r\u0113"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Luke 12:1-5 essentially says what is whispered from the backrooms will be shouted from the housetop . \u2014 William Thornton | Wthornton@al.com, al , 23 May 2022",
"All along the line of the march, citizens filled sidewalks balconies and housetops to get a glimpse of the procession. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2018",
"All along the line of the march, citizens filled sidewalks balconies and housetops to get a glimpse of the procession. \u2014 Dawn Mitchell, Indianapolis Star , 30 Apr. 2018",
"Today, white successors in the Indians gazed from housetops , land points, and from airplanes at the sight. \u2014 Magner White, sandiegouniontribune.com , 17 Aug. 2017"
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The older man then offers Casey a thankless live-in position as houseboy and party plaything, basically stripping him of every last shred of dignity. \u2014 David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter , 23 June 2022",
"Police arrested the only one left alive on the property \u2014 a 19-year-old houseboy . \u2014 Los Angeles Times , 28 July 2019",
"Naomi Campbell was Scarlett O\u2019Hara, Manolo Blahnik was a gardener or barefoot field hand, and John Galliano was a houseboy , photographed scrubbing the floor! \u2014 Andr\u00e9 Leon Talley, Vogue , 19 Feb. 2019",
"In his novel, the winning ticket belongs to a flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel and Ernest becomes her new houseboy . \u2014 Debbie Arrington, sacbee , 1 Sep. 2017",
"The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men\u2019s servants. \u2014 Megan Mahew Bergman, The Mercury News , 8 Feb. 2017",
"The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men\u2019s servants. \u2014 Megan Mahew Bergman, The Mercury News , 8 Feb. 2017",
"The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men\u2019s servants. \u2014 Megan Mahew Bergman, The Mercury News , 8 Feb. 2017",
"The underage ones, like him, had become bar sweeps or houseboys for Americans, while the older, luckier ones dodged army service, becoming thieves or pimps or rich men\u2019s servants. \u2014 Megan Mahew Bergman, The Mercury News , 8 Feb. 2017"
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"You can call me at any hour of the day or night.",
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"The federal minimum wage, meanwhile, still stands at $7.25 per hour , where it's been since 2009. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"In commodities, natural-gas prices jumped 5.1% to 123.75 euros\u2014equivalent to around $130\u2014a megawatt- hour in Europe. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Mozart composed the symphony at a breakneck pace in 1782 after his father volunteered him for an eleventh- hour commission against his will. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
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"These 10-week, $25-per- hour internships are for mothers returning to the workforce, and don\u2019t require any previous experience in advertising. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Worster earns $16 an hour working five-hour shifts, five days a week, providing a major source of pride to someone who a short while ago was housing insecure. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"The Valentine's Day show offered an immersive experience, with housefront facades and a car placed around the room, tapping into the theme of returning home. \u2014 Anika Reed, USA TODAY , 15 Feb. 2022"
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"The federal minimum wage, meanwhile, still stands at $7.25 per hour , where it's been since 2009. \u2014 Allison Morrow, CNN , 23 June 2022",
"In commodities, natural-gas prices jumped 5.1% to 123.75 euros\u2014equivalent to around $130\u2014a megawatt- hour in Europe. \u2014 Joe Wallace, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
"Mozart composed the symphony at a breakneck pace in 1782 after his father volunteered him for an eleventh- hour commission against his will. \u2014 Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune , 16 June 2022",
"Just look at the performers Stapleton brought on stage with him during the more than two- hour set. \u2014 Steve Baltin, Forbes , 16 June 2022",
"These 10-week, $25-per- hour internships are for mothers returning to the workforce, and don\u2019t require any previous experience in advertising. \u2014 Emma Hinchliffe And Paige Mcglauflin, Fortune , 16 June 2022",
"Worster earns $16 an hour working five-hour shifts, five days a week, providing a major source of pride to someone who a short while ago was housing insecure. \u2014 Ted Glanzer, Hartford Courant , 14 June 2022",
"Over the past couple of years, to compete for workers, many restaurants upped their wages, but EMP retained its $15-an- hour starting salary. \u2014 Tori Latham, Robb Report , 14 June 2022",
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"Recent Examples on the Web",
"Some breeds are simply more vocal than others; hounds and some of the toy breeds are known for having a lot to say, and others tend to keep their thoughts to themselves. \u2014 Lizz Schumer, Good Housekeeping , 27 June 2022",
"The different types of groups that are judged against each other include hounds , toy, non-sporting, herding, sporting, terrier, and working. \u2014 Alex Scimecca, Fortune , 23 June 2022",
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"This one, made in 1952, depicts a Chasse \u00e0 Courre (hunting with hounds ) scene. \u2014 Carol Besler, Robb Report , 27 Apr. 2022",
"Emma and Jo are suddenly thrust into a tricky dance of avoiding gossip hounds and paparazzi, while needing to spend increasing time together to complete Jo's film project. \u2014 Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com , 9 June 2022",
"For those who didn\u2019t buy into M1, though, or performance hounds looking to upgrade, the M2 chip is the bigger deal. \u2014 Matthew Buzzi, PCMAG , 8 June 2022",
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