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Noun
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Planners razed coconut plantations, sketched marina slips and golf courses, and ordained where tourists would sleep, eat, and jet ski.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Apr. 2026 -
So too did the titular Joe Turner, the brother of Tennessee governor Pete Turner and a man responsible for taking prisoners from Memphis to Nashville, but who often sold them into a kind of neo-slavery on cotton plantations along the Mississippi River.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Let alone seek revenge by annexing the manors of your enemies.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
4 Feb. 2026
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Virginia‘s countryside is dotted with traditional farmhouses and manors, but one in the foothills of the Southwest Mountains has been given a contemporary twist by a New York architect.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Each room and suite opens to a private balcony, offering uninterrupted views of the ocean, pools, or verdant gardens.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
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The sale will feature homegrown flower, vegetable and herb plants ready for gardens and containers, according to a news release.—
Mike Danahey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.—
Adrian Madlener,
Curbed,
6 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Their emergence aligns with apple bloom and other fruit trees plus early wildflowers — making the nearby orchards a critical food source.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2026
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Right now, beneath a quiet cemetery in upstate New York, millions of bees are tunneling through the soil, pollinating nearby orchards and quietly supporting an entire ecosystem.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This month, Florida’s Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is allowing stations to sell E15 gasoline for 90 days starting May 1.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Apr. 2026
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The one-hour show features both musicians and writers and is aired by Mississippi Public Broadcasting across a number of stations even outside of the state.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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“Steadings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steadings. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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