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manses

noun

plural of manse

as in mansions

a large impressive residence the ivy-covered manse is one of the town's oldest and most prominent landmarks

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Noun

Not only mansions but also apartment buildings are subject to the tax, which developers say makes new projects financially unfeasible and has slowed down apartment construction.

— Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
In January 2025, the Palisades Fire — fanned by Santa Ana winds — ripped through a hillside Los Angeles neighborhood, killing 12 people and destroying mansions with spectacular ocean views.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mansions

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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

Definition of haciendas

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The area is sparsely populated with private estates set atop hills or within canyons, making firefighting access difficult.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Scenes were shot around Bath and at the grand estates of Trafalgar Park in Wiltshire (which stood in for Kellynch Hall, the Elliot family home) and Brympton House in Somerset (standing in as Uppercross House, the home of the Musgroves).

— Nicholas DeRenzo, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of estates

Noun

The hotel has a total of 59 rooms and suites, residences, villas, and houses for guests to choose from, including a few options in the original farmhouse, or stancija.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
Biere pointed out that the new villas will have six different floor plans and a performing center to be named the Stacey Baker Hall.

— Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of villas

Noun

And indeed, many other movie palaces in Chicago did end up falling to the wrecking ball.

— Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Viewers are swept through the country estates of Dorset to the wilds of Dartmoor, before heading into Regency London and out to the palaces of Buckinghamshire.

— Charley Ward, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Oct. 2026

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