as in casing
something that encloses another thing especially to protect it
a camera with a waterproof housing for taking pictures of coral reefs and other underwater features
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as in lodging
to provide with living quarters or shelter
some of the freshmen were temporarily housed in local motels while the new dorm was being finished
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as in surrounding
to close or shut in by or as if by barriers
the famous document is housed in a special display case
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Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Outside Tender Mercies, a non-profit dedicated to providing housing and support services for homeless adults with histories of mental illness, at 27 W. 12th St. in Over-the-Rhine now sits a mural memorializing the former News 5 (WLWT-TV) anchor and Cincinnati mayor.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024
For advocates, passing Proposition 33 would be a critical opportunity to address California’s housing crisis head-on.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Only 941 of 140,000 housing units in the county had active flood insurance policies, according to Swiss Re, a global insurance and reinsurance company.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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What’s more, social scientists simultaneously uncovered the ways that things like crime and poverty were caused by features of the environment: poor economic opportunities, food and housing insecurity, racial and ethnic discrimination that impeded employment.
—Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Outside Tender Mercies, a non-profit dedicated to providing housing and support services for homeless adults with histories of mental illness, at 27 W. 12th St. in Over-the-Rhine now sits a mural memorializing the former News 5 (WLWT-TV) anchor and Cincinnati mayor.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 17 Oct. 2024
For advocates, passing Proposition 33 would be a critical opportunity to address California’s housing crisis head-on.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2024
Only 941 of 140,000 housing units in the county had active flood insurance policies, according to Swiss Re, a global insurance and reinsurance company.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
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“Housing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/housing. Accessed 22 Oct. 2024.
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