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showplaces

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plural of showplace

as in mansions

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Noun

My retreats aren’t mansions or even homes, except in the most temporary sense.

— Nicholas D. Kristof, Mercury News, 3 July 2026
All of which is to say, there’s significant industry as well as affluence throughout the city—shiny downtown high-rises, luxury hotels, opulent restaurants, grand mansions dotting the Lake Washington shoreline.

— Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026

Definition of mansions

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Spread across 7,000 acres, the resort features luxury hotel accommodations and expansive private villas, many with private pools, spacious outdoor living areas and dedicated staff.

— Corein Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The backstory Open since spring 2026, the villas are the newest of four properties on Crete owned and operated by the family-run Omicron Hotels Group.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2026

Definition of villas

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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

Definition of haciendas

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Copyright law allows authors to reclaim rights 35 years after publication, which has been used by screenwriters and their estates to regain their works.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 13 July 2026
At just over 120 perfetto square meters (around 1,290 square feet), the villa doesn’t try to compete with the grand estates.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of estates

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All over the world, travelers can use their miles and points to stay in traditional hotels, safari camps, glamping tents, treehouses, manor houses and even on Richard Branson’s Necker Island.

— Ramsey Qubein, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
The island is nestled between the two forks of Long Island and is known for its unspoiled beaches and beautiful manor houses.

— Kira Turnbull, Travel + Leisure, 6 June 2026

Definition of manor houses

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Instead of building parts one layer at a time, the system hardens the printing material all at once, producing seamless structures.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Key structures discovered include a basilica church and the remains of two watchtowers, said head archaeologist, Mahmoud Massoud in The Guardian.

— Lea Tran, TheWeek, 10 July 2026

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