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households

noun

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 Money market funds hold them against shares that households treat like checking balances. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Hispanic and African American households also collectively drive more than a third (36 percent) of TikTok Shop’s beauty spending — which highlights the importance of diverse products and paying attention to a range of multicultural audiences. — Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026 The top 10% of Boomer households controlled 71% of the generation’s wealth in 2022, while nearly a third of Americans 55 and older have no retirement savings at all. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 Hurricane Lala tore roofs off houses, uprooted trees, covered roads in mud and rocks and left many households without electricity. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 For those households, cooling the bed is a more practical solution than cooling the entire home. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 20 Aug. 2026 Housing prices and expenses have risen dramatically without a comparable rise in what many households earn. — Dan Bray, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 Solar use has surged in South Africa and Nigeria as households and businesses look for alternatives to unreliable state-run grids. — Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2026 The country has declared a state of energy emergency throughout August and asked businesses and households to voluntarily reduce consumption, Reuters reported. — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

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Beyond distribution, the deal includes a co-production slate between ReelShort and Indonesian production houses, with resulting series set to appear on both platforms.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
ReelShort has struck a deal with Indonesian streaming platform Vidio to bring hundreds of microdramas to local audiences, as well as co-produce new short dramas with Indonesian production houses.

— Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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Jones, who is from Boise, Idaho, learned about a program through his internship supervisor that connects people with extra rooms in their homes with other adults looking for a place to live.

— Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
Health officials say people can prevent rabies by keeping bats out of homes, vaccinating their pets and washing bites or scratches with soap and water before seeking medical help.

— Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026

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