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stately home

NOUN
manor house
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"We don't need months and months of negotiation in a stately home, everybody knows what needs to be done," she said.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

The origins of the breed are uncertain, but the clues link it to a former stately home at the centre of Sherwood Forest.

From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026

Staff at a stately home used for scenes in the new Netflix film of Frankenstein said they hoped it would introduce a new generation to the historical home.

From BBC ● Dec. 5, 2025

Roy Porter’s kaleidoscopic portrait of 18th-century England captures high and low society, from stately home to poor tenement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

In the distance, perched on a low rise, was an elegant, stately home with long windows and multiple chimneys.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys


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