halfway houses

Definition of halfway housesnext
plural of halfway house

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Noun
  • Conversely, the city will collect millions of more dollars annually if voters on Tuesday approve Measure A, a new tax on second homes that are vacant for more than half the year.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
  • Fueled by large stocks of critically dry vegetation and extreme winds, the fires killed 31 people, destroyed nearly 12,000 homes, and forced over 150,000 evacuations.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Ku added that the state has already acted on fraud among hospices in California earlier this year.
    Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 27 May 2026
  • The analysis revealed that over 700 of the roughly 1,800 hospices in LA County trigger multiple red flags for fraud as defined by the state.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Noun
  • Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has maintained straight As in the past three years of safety grades from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that rates the performance of medical centers nationwide.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
  • The government reported that at least three people died after emergency vehicles were blocked from reaching medical centers.
    ABC News, ABC News, 19 May 2026
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“Halfway houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20houses. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.

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