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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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Related article Respiratory virus activity is high and rising across the United States, CDC data shows CNN: How are lower respiratory tract infections like pneumonia diagnosed and treated?—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
19 Feb. 2025
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Fairway Community Access First-time homebuyers in eligible census tracts in 21 metro areas — including Baltimore, Chicago, Detroit, Miami, New York City, Phoenix and St. Louis — can qualify for a $7,000 grant for closing costs or a down payment.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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Young’s other amendments included offering homestead exemptions to those 65 years old and older and an idea to address the maximum increase in property tax liability to 3% for local governments.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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How to visit The homestead is located about an hour’s drive from Portland, Maine.—
Eve Chen,
USA TODAY,
16 Dec. 2024
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Superior Court of California, Placer County A few yards away, in a clearing among the trees, her grave lay hidden under an old mattress.—
Natalie Morales,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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Hamas said its delegation held talks in Cairo with Egyptian officials and was in contact with Qatar’s prime minister about bringing into Gaza more shelters, medical supplies, fuel and heavy equipment for clearing rubble — its key demand in recent days.—
Samy Magdy,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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As part of the plat request, the developer is seeking a code variance that will allow for a two-lane, 24-foot-wide private entrance drive.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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Approved a preliminary plat for Top 10 Options of Hutchinson, comprising 13 single-family lots near Northwoods Park.—
Janean Sorrell,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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But after World War II, the lady of the manor moved her driver out and moved herself in.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2025
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Angus and Herefords graze in fields next to large manor homes on one-acre lots.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
24 Jan. 2025
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Weed-and-feeds can be substituted for normal feedings; apply when the grass is growing.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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Hosta, grasses, daylilies, sedums, yarrows and more are right for division in the spring.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is what generates anxiety at coffee plantations around the planet.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
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One of the enslaved people on his Virginia plantation, Monticello, was Sally Hemings, the half-sister of his late wife, Martha Jefferson, who died in 1782 at age 33.—
Jeremy Helligar,
People.com,
19 Feb. 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 6 Mar. 2025.
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