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homesteads

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plural of homestead

as in farmhouses

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Recent Examples of homesteads Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property. — Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026

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Set the scene Banana plantations, fields of maize and roadside villages line the road up to Kibale Lodge, which sits at 1,430 metres overlooking hills, lakes and terraces in the Great Lakes region.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
Additionally, Doerr told CNBC Europe has been shaped by thousands of years of agriculture and human activity, with many forests now consisting of dense conifer plantations that are more prone to wildfires.

— Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 27 July 2026

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The gringos are coming, and Latour must shore up the diocese, trekking between isolated haciendas and pueblos with his quasi-spousal companion Father Vaillant.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025

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In the early years, presidents would simply go home during the summer to tend to their gardens and farms.

— Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 26 July 2026
Just as the chef relies on ingredients harvested at their peak from the restaurant's culinary garden and local farms, the wine program evolves throughout the year to complement those changing flavors.

— Yuri Shima, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026

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