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Instead, Chinese Indonesian studio operators worked with Javanese painters to produce popular backdrops of local Indonesian landscapes—featuring scenery such as palm trees and volcanoes—with modern instruments like radios and motorboats serving as props.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
17 Apr. 2026 -
At Lake Natoma, home to the Sacramento State Aquatic Center, motorboats are more restricted, so sports like rowing, kayaking, sailing and windsurfing proliferate.—
Kate Bradshaw,
Mercury News,
30 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, students have been attending classes in makeshift trailers.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2026
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Mobile home owners own their trailers but rent the land beneath them.—
Max Klaver,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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These are all places where anglers, waterskiers, and other lake users have been running powerboats for more than 100 years.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
2 Apr. 2026
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The rentals also cannot be ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, junior ADUs, recreational vehicles, hotels, motels, timeshares, bed and breakfast inns or affordable housing.—
Terri Daxon,
Oc Register,
30 Apr. 2026
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Many residents who returned to Grizzly Flats live on their land in recreational vehicles.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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About one-third of mobile homes are located in mobile home communities.—
Cassie Powell,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
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Pão de queijo, as moreish as popcorn, manioc gnocchi, rock-pool sea urchins and Tainha fish, caught by local fishermen who still use traditional canoes and spears, are all served on banana leaves on a wooden table outdoors.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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The tour ends at the Scar Trees, which are a group of trees that had their bark removed by Aboriginal Peoples for various purposes, including crafting items like canoes or shields.—
Helen Murphy,
PEOPLE,
16 Apr. 2026
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Italian regions known for spacious villas are a perfect fit for multi-generational groups.—
Jessica Puckett,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Rooms Designed by Bernardi + Peschard Arquitectura, the 86 generously sized rooms and villas, plus the five-bedroom presidential suite and 34 residences, all use local stone, handwoven details, and natural wood that nod to the region’s Indigenous people.—
Alisha Prakash,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2026
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Vehicles not meeting passenger vehicle characteristics including, but not limited to, tractor-trailers, buses, motor homes and step or cube vans, the Authority said.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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But those rules don't apply to passengers in taxis, buses, limousines, motor homes or anything that operates exclusively on rails or on water, according to Arizona state statute.—
Alexandra Hardle,
AZCentral.com,
29 Nov. 2025
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“Houseboats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/houseboats. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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