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villas

noun

plural of villa

as in mansions

a large impressive residence a millionaire with a luxurious villa in Mexico

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Recent Examples of villas Mosaic terrazzo floors with a palm motif are nods to both Tiberius’s villas here and the Ethiopian palm that once stood like an icon outside the hotel, which was felled by a storm in the 1960s. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026 Because the rooftops of the NOT A HOTEL Setouchi villas are visible to each other, that technology is always on display. — Elizabeth Fazzare, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026 Building Villas Teaches The Value Of Precise Briefs Building villas on Koh Phangan taught me more about agency work than any marketing book. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Na Praia won’t be open until summer 2027, but the proprietors of the beloved pastoral escape that is São Lourenço do Barrocal east of Comporta are promising an exquisite new offering of suites, houses, and villas nestled into the dunes themselves. — Mattie Kahn, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2026 In recent months, Oaktree Capital Management co-founder Howard Marks spun two side-by-side villas on the market for a cool $70 million, while a $27 million property sought to set a record in the island’s Costa d’en Blanes region. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 The yacht has gaudy chandeliers, shiny fittings, a glass elevator and more marble and mosaic tiles than most Italian villas. — CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Veranda, three interior chimneys The home was built of locally quarried granite rubble stone in the Italianate style inspired by farmhouses and villas of Italy’s countryside. — Joe Marusak august 26, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026

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From whimsical lofts in Tokyo fit for solo travelers to Cornwall, England, mansions that double as wedding venues, there’s a recognizable rental below for every kind of travel scenario.

— Jessica Sulima, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2026
No marketing from mansions allowed The regulations also put limits on how homeowners can use their properties for events.

— Luisa Yanez Updated September 3, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2026

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Under Spanish rule, able-bodied Malay men, from teenagers to adults, were required to perform 40 days of unpaid annual labor on roads, bridges, churches, forts, piers, plantations, haciendas and mines.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
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

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For example, Illinois doesn't levy any tax for estates up to $4 million.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026
Two of the most impressive and imposing estates on the island, Whitehall and The Breakers, were developed by Flagler—the railroad tycoon who stitched Florida together with train tracks in the late 19th century.

— Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

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Aargau Cantonal Police said one person was killed and five others were wounded after shots were fired at the event in the town of Aarau, a scenic area known for its lush valleys, medieval castles and thermal springs.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
The mountains, castles, and ruins of Ashina enable a unique traversal system.

— Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of castles

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This location is more residential, with quieter streets and approachable local trattorias, but offers several architecturally significant palaces and one of the city's oldest churches, the 11th-century San Zan Degola.

— Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
There’s no way to describe the excitement that came with discovering great movies in the palaces that adorned Westwood’s corners.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of palaces

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An aerial view of houses surrounded by mud, rocks and debris following flash floods on September 03, 2026 in Betravati village, Rasuwa, Nepal.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2026
The funding is handled by the Connecticut Housing Finance Authority, which reports that 91% of buyers acquire one-family houses or condos, and that the average age of a recipient is 34.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 8 Sep. 2026

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