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halfway houses

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plural of halfway house

as in sanitoria

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Charlie Fox, a 56-year-old San Clemente resident and marine meteorologist, said sand provides a critical buffer between whatever structures — train tracks, homes, lifeguard headquarters — are built along the coast.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
Gun homicides mostly affect South Africa’s poorest communities in townships and informal settlements made up of shacks and small homes on the edges of big cities.

— Gerald Imray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

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There are about 1,800 licensed hospices providing end-of-life care in Los Angeles County, more than six times the national average given its senior population.

— John Fund, Oc Register, 8 Sep. 2026
Within a few years, Los Angeles County had more hospices than a dozen other states combined.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026

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For patients in rural areas, access to these breakthrough treatments requires more coordination, support and financial means to travel to larger medical centers.

— Jigar Thakkar, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Throughout her life, Parton was a constant supporter for hospitals and medical centers in need, especially in Tennessee.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2026

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