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households

noun

plural of household

as in houses

those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

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Recent Examples of households In August 2021, Qatar signed another agreement committing $40 million to a cash assistance program that would give nearly 100,000 Palestinian households $100 per month for four months. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026 Limiting it to households with wealth under $500,000 — about 70% of Americans — cuts that to $190 billion. — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026 Both are credited with injecting a fresh, modern energy into their royal households. — Stephanie Bridger-Linning, Vanity Fair, 17 Oct. 2026 Leaving the lights on when no one is in the room can be a hot topic in some households. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2026 Today, his nonprofit, Dion’s Chicago Dream, employs dozens of community members who deliver more than 80,000 pounds of free, fresh produce to more than 5,400 households every week. — Kathleen Toner, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026 Stocks have posted double-digit annual returns since 2023, largely on the back of euphoria over artificial intelligence, and stocks are assets that tend to be concentrated among older households. — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

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There’s nothing more calming than watching people try to redo their houses into the home of their dreams.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
The man in question was Jean-Louis Dumas, then the chief executive of Hermès, and the sixth generation of family leadership in the most vaunted of French luxury houses.

— Marisa Meltzer, Vanity Fair, 19 Oct. 2026

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Tearing down existing homes on land that is more than 6,000 square feet of the property and constructing multi-family units would produce a financial gap that makes the construction infeasible, according to the study.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
Require resource management plans for water and power before construction, prohibit sites near homes, and coordinate plans with local governments.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Oct. 2026

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