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Recent Examples of great house
Salesforce is still a great house, but the neighborhood is deteriorating.
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Side two of the finished LP, in particular, was one of the great house party soundtracks of the era.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Zev Fima, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2025
That was followed the next year by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn, the story of a working-class imposter who manipulates and murders his way to ownership of a great house.
—Literary Hub, 4 Aug. 2025
Side two of the finished LP, in particular, was one of the great house party soundtracks of the era.
—Will Hermes, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2025
The space-witch order ostensibly provides trusted advisers to the ruling Emperor of the Corrino Empire and his Imperium’s aristocratic great houses, like House Atreides and House Harkonnen, but has secretly harbored long-gestating plans about who can and should rule.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for great house
Noun
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At the center of the spread is an 18th-century manor house measuring just over 8,600 square feet.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
26 Jan. 2026
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The Dining Room, set in the manor house at Quinta da Casa Branca, serves refined à la carte dishes and a tasting menu in a classic room with a terrace facing the gardens.—
Lauren Mowery,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Those benefits include a $6 million loan, a $3 million villa in the Dominican Republic and an American Express Centurion card that racked more than $4 million in expenditures over three years.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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Set in an opulent villa underneath the Catalonian sun, Jamie Bell, Calum Turner, Riley Keough and Lukas Gage play American siblings Jack, Ed, Anna and Robert.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
5 Feb. 2026
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Most memorably, Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor) knocked out Nigel Berbrooke (Jamie Beamish) with a punch in the Walled Garden area of the 18th-century castle grounds in one scene.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Medieval Times, a dinner show set in a castle from medieval times, opens in Kissimmee.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
31 Jan. 2026
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To bring the magical world of Julia Quinn’s books to life, Bridgerton’s production crew filmed all across the United Kingdom — from real Tudor-era mansions and courtyards in the countryside to iconic museums and historic churches in the heart of London.—
Kayla Keegan,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Despite his success, Wilson left acting, sold his Bel-Air mansion and Rolls-Royce and became an interdenominational preacher in 1983.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Renovations over the last several years have given rooms and suites a more modern design feel, with color palettes that highlight desert hues—all accommodations feature large sliding glass doors to patios or balconies for enjoying views of the expansive, hacienda-style grounds.—
Asonta Benetti,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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The 240-seat hacienda-style restaurant’s menu draws on Carballo’s nomadic culinary travels in his native Mexico.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Jan. 2026
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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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The original title of the book refers to the manor in which most of the novel takes place — a dreary Yorkshire house beset by terrible winds.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
3 Feb. 2026
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Delhi was designed around its banks in the 17th century, when the river fed the canals that cooled royal palaces.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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In his youth, Mendonça was fascinated by the city’s grand cinema palaces.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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Violette briefly resurfaced in 2018 with a small solo show at Gladstone’s Upper East Side town house—an improbably tasteful site for an erstwhile rebel.—
Rachel Wetzler,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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Any project involving multiple designers requires plenty of open conversation and some healthy design diplomacy, but all the more so in the case of a recent renovation to an Upper West Side town house.—
David Foxley,
Architectural Digest,
7 Jan. 2026
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