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Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool.
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Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
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1696, in the meaning defined above
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“Smallholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/smallholding. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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