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Location The Connaught curves around the corner of Carlos Place just off Berkeley square, in the chi chi enclave of Mayfair Village, cheek by jowl with London’s nicest restaurants and shops.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Now tourist arrivals are increasing every year; resorts and luxury villa complexes sit cheek by jowl along the three-mile crescent of Grace Bay.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The two communities lived cheek by jowl in many American cities, where immigrants of different sorts ended up in the same neighborhoods.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
With three generations living cheek by jowl, the drama that plays out serves as a magnifying glass on the family itself as well as wider society in a vibrant but divided Berlin.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 June 2026
Now tourist arrivals are increasing every year; resorts and luxury villa complexes sit cheek by jowl along the three-mile crescent of Grace Bay.
—Henry Wismayer, Travel + Leisure, 7 Jan. 2026
The two communities lived cheek by jowl in many American cities, where immigrants of different sorts ended up in the same neighborhoods.
—Samira Mehta, The Conversation, 8 Dec. 2025
With three generations living cheek by jowl, the drama that plays out serves as a magnifying glass on the family itself as well as wider society in a vibrant but divided Berlin.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2025
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“Cheek by jowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cheek%20by%20jowl. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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