as in living
formal
to share a home and have a sexual relationship
They cohabited in a small apartment in the city.
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Kirk spent around five formative years in Chicago, living just off Ashland and studying at the Theatre School at DePaul University alongside Judy Greer and then working in Chicago’s storefront scene in the late 1990s, founding a company called Saint Ed at the Chopin Theatre in Wicker Park.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025 -
If the Vegas Loop's current status and progress is any indication of how the Music City Loop will turn out, Nashville's underground tunnel will have a lot to prove to users before living up to the hype.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
5 Sep. 2025
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Immigrants residing in the country illegally and legally, with valid documentation such as green cards and visas, have been detained under hard-line mass deportation plans.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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But other councils are weighing taking similar legal action, which could leave the government having to find new locations to house the 32,000 people currently residing in hotels.—
Olivia Kemp,
CNN Money,
29 Aug. 2025
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“Cohabiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cohabiting. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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