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hearthstones

noun

plural of hearthstone

as in dwellings

the place where one lives after years abroad, the eldest son returned to the family hearthstone, the old house in Philadelphia

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Noun

The collapse last week wasn’t the first involving unsafe dwellings in the Gaza Strip, but the high death toll underscored the dangers in a territory where the vast majority of the population lacks adequate shelter.

— Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
And was later divided into two separate, single-room slave dwellings.

— Lesley Stahl, CBS News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dwellings

Noun

Best Hotels & Resorts The Promissory Hotel This boutique property is housed in a 1912 bank building with striking neoclassical design and 27 rooms, including loft-style abodes and two-bedroom suites.

— Julekha Dash, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026
His son, Guy, followed in his footsteps, creating sculptural abodes from Boca Raton to Vail over the past 35 years.

— Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 2 June 2026

Definition of abodes

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The homes — often single-family residences converted into ALFs — are paid to house people with chronic and severe mental illness.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
The central Mexico city, in the state of Guanajuato, should also be lauded for its contemporary residences.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of residences

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Further along the coast, the Billiton Ekobeach Retreat offers beach villas made from dolken logs and nipa palm leaf roofs.

— Claire Turrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
In addition to sagging roofs and mold issues, buyers notice minor maintenance issues, including peeling paint, loose door handles, and dripping faucets, Ryan says.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of roofs

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Every September, around 830 boys from ages 13 to 18 take planes, trains, and automobiles to install themselves in their boarding houses at Harrow on the Hill.

— Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
The 40-year-old designer is part of a whole class of millennials working for historical fashion houses who have been tasked with making young shoppers feel things.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of houses

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Aging pipes must be replaced, leaks prevented, emergencies addressed and critical systems kept operating for homes, schools, hospitals and businesses.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
To reduce risk, residents should avoid wild animals, seal gaps where bats could enter homes, keep pets’ rabies vaccinations current and contact a healthcare provider immediately after any potential exposure, Sutter County health officials advised.

— The Sacramento Bee staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of homes

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Wishing you a weekend of fresh pages, warm hearths, and analog rejoicing.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026
If hearths had been built in the cave, underlying bones would have shown evidence of charring — but not a single bone out of the 4,500 studied was burned.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

Definition of hearths

Noun

Adrià describes a world filtered through adolescence, where people, places and situations can appear idealized, magical or unsettling.

— Callum McLennan, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026
Even as the list has now slimmed down to six titles, the breadth of the places plotted out on the short list remains capacious as ever.

— Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026

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