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Recent Examples of croft
Living on a croft, our family was there for some months in early 1967.
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John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
John McPhee, The New Yorker, 31 Jan. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for croft
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In the early years after the passage of the law, Seigel and I were frequent speakers on panels along the East Coast regarding the potential of the law to revitalize communities like Baltimore, which had the potential benefit of having 42 census tracts designated as Opportunity Zones.—
Venroy July,
Baltimore Sun,
28 Jan. 2025
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According to a 2018 study that assessed tens of thousands of census tracts across the U.S., majority Black, Hispanic, and Indigenous communities were found to have up to 50% higher susceptibility to wildfires in contrast to majority white communities.—
Jerel Ezell,
TIME,
28 Jan. 2025
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These franchises will beef in perpetuity, given their respective homesteads, but these particular iterations really do not like each other.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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Unsurprisingly, Richie and Madden’s homes have tended to reflect the entrepreneur’s chic yet down-to-earth domestic sensibilities, often with room for a mini homestead in the back.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
2 Dec. 2024
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The Cadet Crew met twice a week with between 10 and 26 people, working on labor-intensive projects like clearing brush.—
Michael Ruiz,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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Cornelius Taylor, a homeless man, was killed during the clearing.—
Leah Goodridge,
TIME,
27 Jan. 2025
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The developer would have to come back to the city to request plat approval for its second phase, which Wardle said would likely happen by the end of this year.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
22 Jan. 2025
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Located in the Acres, a residential plat that was laid out by Wright, the home is one of four houses designed by the American architect in the neighborhood.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
13 Jan. 2025
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Qualley is set to play a governess who is taking care of children in a remote gothic manor while hiding her psychopathic tendencies.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
20 Jan. 2025
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See which remarkable manors and estates have stood in for royal homes throughout history.—
Alex Apatoff,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Their conflict has killed more than 28,000 people, forced millions to flee their homes and left some families eating grass in a desperate attempt to survive as famine sweeps parts of the country.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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Atwater and his son were the last caretakers of the lot, mowing the grass and making sure the property taxes were paid.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Theodore Vivian Moore had arrived in Miami in 1902 and built a massive pineapple plantation that stretched from what is now the Design District up to parts of modern-day Miami Shores.—
Nicolas Rivero,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds previously apologized for having their wedding at Boone Hall, a former plantation, in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, on September 9, 2012 amid the Black Lives Matter protests.—
Caroline Bell,
StyleCaster,
23 Jan. 2025
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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.—
Jo Rodgers,
Vogue,
3 May 2024
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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
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“Croft.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/croft. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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