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[kot-ij] / ˈkɒt ɪdʒ /


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Today, a blue plaque on a cottage near the King's Arms pub marks the place where Hepburn lived between 1936 and 1939.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

“Both of them are developing on the shoulders of a very, very strong overall protein trend,” Tuborgh said, referring to the company’s skyr and cottage cheese products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

For me, this is often cottage cheese ranch or a punchy vinaigrette — mostly because Future Me is considerably more enthusiastic about eating vegetables when there is something good to drag them through.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

"We've been down to Cambridgeshire, which was lovely. We go up to the Lake District quite regularly to a holiday cottage, and we're planning to go to Norfolk."

From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026

The rented cottage had just four rooms—bedroom, front room, kitchen, and buttery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

But there is another, lesser-known retreat tucked away along the state’s shoreline—one where Victorian-era cottages dot tree-lined streets, and a summer calendar is packed with activities for adults and children.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

Housing reforms that increase supply, such as allowing smaller lots in new subdivisions, permitting duplexes, townhomes, and backyard cottages on existing lots, and changing zoning laws to allow housing nearer to jobs, are land-use issues.

From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026

As well as the main building at Royal Lodge, there were another eight nearby properties, with Mountbatten-Windsor's lease allowing three of these cottages to be sub-let, which he did until April 2026.

From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2026

New York is one of the top states for family cottages, called camps in the Adirondacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

These were the cottages in which the servants lived, and where the blacksmith, tinsmith, and tanner plied their trades.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood




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