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dwelling

noun as in lingering over excessively

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Also, in a state that needs housing, displaced residences could be replaced by accessory dwelling units on the same block.

On Stephen Colbert’s show, Pete Buttigieg tore into Trump for not dwelling on people’s economic pain and for failing to lower egg prices.

From Salon

But homeowner organizations fought hard against the proposal, contending that out-of-scale development would overwhelm their neighborhoods, especially since state laws already allow accessory dwelling units on most parcels.

Apartment dwellings, considered synonymous with urban blight, were banned in favor of single-family homes, while mostly white suburbs were kept off-limits to Black Americans and other minorities.

The insurer asked for the emergency rate hike earlier this month — as well as increases of 38% for rental dwellings and 15% for renters and condo owners — with the new rates taking effect May 1.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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