house party
noun
: a party lasting over one or more nights at a residence (such as a home or fraternity house)
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The Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office dispatch received reports of shots fired at a house party in the 18900 block of East Crestridge Circle at 11:57 p.m. Saturday, according to a statement posted on social media.
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
The incident followed a scuffle earlier in the night at a separate house party between students at St. Joseph High School and Shelton High School.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Both had been at a house party on the evening of May 14, 2022, that involved a fight and underage drinking prior to the stabbing, which occurred at another house party later that night.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Prosecutors argued that Valle stabbed McGrath, a junior at Fairfield College Preparatory School, multiple times during a house party in Shelton, Conn., on May 14, 2022.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 July 2025
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Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 14 July 2025
The incident followed a scuffle earlier in the night at a separate house party between students at St. Joseph High School and Shelton High School.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Both had been at a house party on the evening of May 14, 2022, that involved a fight and underage drinking prior to the stabbing, which occurred at another house party later that night.
—Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Prosecutors argued that Valle stabbed McGrath, a junior at Fairfield College Preparatory School, multiple times during a house party in Shelton, Conn., on May 14, 2022.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 July 2025
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“House party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/house%20party. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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