households

plural of household
as in houses
those who live as a family in one house a household that consists of a mom, two kids, and a grandmother

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Recent Examples of households In March, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, OpenAI, Oracle, and xAI stood at the White House and signed the Ratepayer Protection Pledge, promising American households would not pay for the grid expansion their data centers require. Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 Calendars, key hooks, magnetic memo boards and chalk or whiteboard surfaces all help keep busy households on track. ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026 Lineage has helped to distribute almost 600 air purifiers and over 650 air conditioning units to households in the immediate neighborhood, a spokesperson told CNN. Celina Tebor, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026 But the top 2% to 10% owns $44 trillion, meaning the bottom 90% of boomer households hold the remainder—just $16 trillion. Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026 While retail sales remain strong, consumer confidence is still shaky and many households feel increasingly uneasy about their financial futures. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026 In those households, Eimbcke witnessed immigrant parents speaking Spanish to their children who replied to them in English. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026 California has the fifth-highest income threshold for middle-class households in the country, with a 2026 middle-class income range of $66,766 to $200,298. Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026 In recent years, as residents’ costs of living and grocery bills have increased, rising property taxes have put more of a strain on households just trying to get by — especially in Wyandotte County. Sofi Zeman july 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
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Noun
  • We were guided to interior forests, aged tabby houses and waterway edges.
    Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • But in Southern California’s wealthy foothill enclaves, event promoters are regularly transforming these types of regal estates into weekend party houses filled with young people who are willing to pay to enter.
    Jazmin Alvarado, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • As the waters receded in some areas, many families returned to homes buried under thick layers of silt, adding to the challenges of recovery.
    ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Detectives said the fire erupted from separate ignition points, forcing evacuations at apartment complexes and nearby homes.
    Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Households.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/households. Accessed 14 Aug. 2026.

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