halfway houses

Definition of halfway housesnext
plural of halfway house
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Noun
  • The Japanese And German Swap Out In 2014, my community in Los Angeles (about 400 homes) was mostly Japanese and German brands with a smattering of Detroit pickups and muscle cars.
    Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
  • Bullet holes could be seen in the back door of one of the homes.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Noun
  • Of the roughly 1,800 hospices operating in LA County, more than 700 have triggered multiple fraud red flags, according to state auditors.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • The next year, the California State Auditor published a report noting weak safeguards and a rapid increase in the number of hospices registering in Los Angeles County.
    Andrew Graham April 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The train stops near museums, restaurants, medical centers and famous shopping districts.
    Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 7 May 2026
  • There are 37 medical centers in Connecticut — 25 of them hospitals — that allow babies to be surrendered 24 hours a day.
    Mikayla Bunnell, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Halfway houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/halfway%20houses. Accessed 12 May. 2026.

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