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steading

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Definition of steading

as in homestead

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House Speaker Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said there could be a homestead exemption or a mechanism that ensures people don’t lose their housing.

— Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
Big emotional moments are punctuated by striking shots of fiery, mountainside sunsets and comforting, homestead greenery.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of homestead

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That simple statement sums up not only the slender margin of survival in the crofts, but also the tectonic collision between waning subsistence living on the remote western islands and the explosion of excess and spending in 1990s mainland Scotland.

— Paula Cooper, CBS News, 5 May 2026
Crossing to Scotland, Lerwick adds Shetland ponies and stone crofts, Kirkwall delivers Norse-meets-Scottish history and Skara Brae-era vibes, and Edinburgh’s skyline crowns it with castle views before the elegant glide up the Thames to Greenwich.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025

Definition of croft

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The drama turns on a young woman, victim of spike drinking at a lavish New Year’s Eve party in a remote manor.

— Annika Pham, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
In an Edwardian manor near Grosvenor Square—where sprawling shopping destinations Regents Street and New Bond Street are there for window gawking—the 31 rooms prove to be a welcome respite from city noise.

— Katharine Sohn, Architectural Digest, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of manor

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My mother had a 4th grade education and worked on a sharecropping tobacco plantation.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 30 Sep. 2026
Initial rumors were fueled by local innuendo and supported by records aligning Hemings’ pregnancies with Jefferson’s presence at his plantation home of Monticello in Virginia.

— Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of plantation

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The concise menu – which is chalked up each day on a blackboard – uses produce from the restaurant’s nearby smallholding.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 23 Feb. 2026
Today, countless smallholdings here still tend to the crop, like Jackie Russell, who offers tours of her family’s farm, a 25-acre site producing the Sugarloaf.

— Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 14 Apr. 2025

Definition of smallholding

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But centering a nearly dead Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh) is Kazan’s entire intention with this project, and snagging us with the image of her bloody body crawling toward the Trasks’ farmhouse is a tip of the hand toward where East of Eden is going.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Say goodbye to matching furniture sets, gray color schemes, and overdone modern farmhouse staples.

— Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of farmhouse

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Each episode follows one garden over an extended period, capturing animal behavior rarely witnessed by human eyes – from raising families and defending territories to hunting, courting and surviving the changing seasons.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Here the 40,000-square-foot wellness facility—the largest dedicated spa on Shura Island—includes 39 indoor and outdoor treatment rooms that overlook lagoons and gardens.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of garden

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If the phasing is right, Dragon can begin catching the station almost immediately.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
The letter called for greater regional collaboration to keep New England’s remaining nuclear stations operational and to identify potential locations for expansion.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

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