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Sorry to Carl Laemmle, but the U.K.’s great houses — the ones that are used over and over in period dramas — have real history.—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026 By Madison Roberts and Paris Wilson December 30, 2024
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Warm, comfortable, and supportive—all the things a great house shoe should be.—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Mar. 2026 Arnault did not merely preserve a single great house after a founder’s passing — a feat rare enough in creative industries.—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 23 Dec. 2025 Vaccarello, shy and soft-spoken, has managed to reign at one of the great houses without becoming a household name or a glittering public personage in the manner of John Galliano or Marc Jacobs.—Rob Haskell, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for great house