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Recent Examples of smallholding
According To Nutritionists By Hannah Coates The rural setting of Glebe House, a restaurant with rooms surrounded by a 15-acre smallholding, is crucial to the spell of the place, which is heavy on Devonshire air and the scent of baking porridge bread.
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Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Jo Rodgers, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Its contemporary décor is a world away from Heathcliff’s ramshackle smallholding, and includes luxuries like a swimming pool.
—Ruth Bloomfield, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2018
Today, farmers from 1,448 smallholdings, including representatives of 25 ethnic minority groups such as the Lahu and Wa, bring their crops to Nestlé’s spanking new Pu’er headquarters.
—Time, 5 Apr. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for smallholding
Noun
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That could mean no TABOR refunds for taxpayers next year and leave the state short on funds to cover homestead property tax exemptions for seniors and disabled veterans.—
Alayna Alvarez,
Axios,
17 Mar. 2025
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Here’s a clip from a Season 19 episode where Holmes returns to his old homestead and fishes for burbot.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
14 Mar. 2025
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In 2021, Chip and Jo expanded their farmhouse with an extensive addition that created an entirely new wing.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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All that bloody mayhem is expertly teased in an earlier scene in which Remmick — exposed to daylight, bloodied and sweating smoke — knocks on a farmhouse door, asking for shelter from the couple who live there, Bert (Peter Dreimanis) and Joan (Lola Kirke).—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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Musician and educator Harry Urata, confined to an internment camp after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, encountered Japanese-American workers who had processed sugar cane leaves on Hawaiian plantations since the late 19th and early 20th centuries.—
Paul Grein,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The latter sports comedy drama, starring Bernal and Diego Luna as two brothers working on a banana plantation with dreams of breaking into professional football, was produced by Alfonso Cuarón, Alejandro González Iñárritu and Guillermo del Toro.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
Noun
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In the end, soil testing is the first step in having garden soil that supports your success rather than working against it.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2025
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The front garden is accessible through four sets of French doors in the great room, which combines the formal living and dining areas.—
Sandra Barrera,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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What does making a wish at the fountain outside the manor do?—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Each room, aside from its distinct properties, also serves as a block on a grid — essentially the blueprint of the entire manor.—
Diego Argüello,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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As a major agricultural center as well as a tourist destination, Indio’s farms and orchards produce cotton, grapes, onions, citrus, and dates.—
Pat Doherty,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Apr. 2025
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The name takes its name from the orchards of peaches, or pavies that once grew there.—
Valentina Di Donato,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The hacienda-style home is swathed in vines and surrounded by immaculate landscaping with native plants and blooming, vibrant flowers.—
Emma Reynolds,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Or, upgrade to expansive suites, haciendas, or villas with sweeping views of the Sea of Cortez, infinity-edge hot tubs, or private plunge pools.—
Emily Hochberg,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Dec. 2024
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Under Danone, Horizon stopped sourcing milk in New England entirely and dropped 89 organic dairy farms, upending the businesses of families that had supplied Horizon for years.—
Chloe Sorvino,
Forbes.com,
5 Apr. 2025
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Manufacturing stocks — Shares of farm and construction equipment manufacturers declined amid the latest tariff updates.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Smallholding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smallholding. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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