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homestead

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Definition of homestead

as in farmhouse

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Recent Examples of homestead The Tennessee native had been a crane operator, homestead farmer and ardent hunter, according to an online obituary. — Robin Gibson, USA Today, 27 July 2026 Maunakea grew up on a Native Hawaiian homestead in the town of Nānākuli on the west coast of O‘ahu under the family matriarch, his great-grandmother Katherine Maunakea. — Angus Chen, STAT, 22 July 2026 In 2025, Texas' Proposition 13, which increased the state's homestead property tax exemption from $100,000 to $140,000 of a homestead's market value, was approved overwhelmingly, with the support of nearly 80% of voters. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026 The county’s tax rate is projected to remain the same in 2027, which means tax revenues will go up in proportion to property value increases, with adjustments for homestead exemptions. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for homestead

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The spa The spa here is large, less storybook cottage and more farmhouse-style mansion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The traditional farmhouse touches indoors and massive swimming pool don’t hurt its charm, either.

— Elise Taylor, Vogue, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of farmhouse

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In the early 1800s, the region was home to Hawaii’s first commercial sugar plantation which helped launch the state’s sugar industry and bring the town of Kōloa into the spotlight.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026
Tourists take photos at a viewing platform overlooking coffee plantations on June 4, 2026 in Baoshan, Yunnan Province of China.

— Matthew Tan,Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of plantation

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Evidently, Madonna was going industrial—the furthest possible cry from her lady-of-the-manor period in the early years of this century, when she was seen fetchingly clad in rustic tweeds.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
For a honeymoon, Ireland offers everything from castle estates and countryside manors to dramatic coastlines and quiet villages.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Definition of manor

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Situated at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac, Marilyn purchased the 1929 Spanish Colonial Revival-style hacienda for $75,000 in early 1962.

— Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The hotel has 150 rooms and suites, all with plush furnishings and impressive, hacienda-style architecture.

— Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 17 July 2026

Definition of hacienda

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As their habitats get converted to farmland, conflicts with humans have ensued.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 7 Aug. 2026
The grant program serves as a lifeline; family farms going out of business at record pace, federal grant programs disappearing, and much of our farmland sitting dormant and underutilized.

— Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of farmland

Noun

In Salisbury, which has become a hub for Haitians who work in nearby factories and farms, ICE recently started detaining people in parking lots and other areas immigrants frequent, according to Fouché of Safe Harbor Circles.

— Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 9 Aug. 2026
When 70 chickens at a local farm lay 128 eggs in just one night after the arrival of a red helmet biker Emanuel, the event is described as a miracle and Emanuel hailed by the local priest as a prophet of divine powers.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026

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