in someone's
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He’d never seen so many books in someone’s home.
From Literature
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The only fireplace Danny had ever seen in someone’s house had been at the Finnegans’—but theirs had expensive fake logs that ran on electricity and had flames on a screen.
From Literature
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You’re celebrating an incredible moment in someone’s life.
From MarketWatch
Two students built beehives in someone’s backyard, using recycled materials, and they planted all kinds of bee-friendly flowers.
From Literature
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“But for me, it’s what’s going on in someone’s mind. And Eddie’s mind was sharp as a tack.”
From Los Angeles Times
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