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steadings

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plural of steading

as in homesteads

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Florida’s property tax system already shifts billions in property taxes from homesteads to non-homestead property.

— Jeff Kottkamp, The Orlando Sentinel, 2 June 2026

Definition of homesteads

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Many let their plantations fall victim to rot; others abandoned cocoa farming altogether.

— Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026
Even though public schooling became compulsory in 1896, the language barrier and the remote location of many plantations led to gaps in access to these laborers’ formal education.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of plantations

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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
While arched passageways reference those found in classic haciendas, the walls are hand-finished in quintessentially Mexican chukum plaster.

— Adrian Madlener, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2025

Definition of haciendas

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Spring-fed ponds stocked with bass, a cypress duck pond, wooded acreage for deer and wild bobwhite quail, orchards, gardens, and a swimming pool spread across the grounds.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
Hidden within 25 acres of lush palms, mango orchards and tropical gardens just outside San José del Cabo, the adults-only retreat feels worlds away from the destination's beachfront mega-resorts.

— Jill Schildhouse, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of orchards

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Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Several open rodent bait stations were seen underneath shelving and equipment throughout the kitchen and dry storage rooms.

— Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

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