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cottage

[kot-ij] / ˈkɒt ɪdʒ /


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But alone in her candlelit cottage, she’s visibly weary of her joyless routine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Located in the Belle Meade neighborhood, the charming stone cottage cost the singer a reported $1.5 million.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 19, 2026

A cottage industry of charities and consultancies have cropped up to help claimants navigate the benefits claim system, which can be both byzantine and, critics say, gamable.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 12, 2026

Of course, not everyone can afford a cottage in the countryside or a months-long trip abroad.

From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026

Boaz had long ago reduced her sister’s good sense and reason to cottage cheese.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The auctioneers said the ruined property has intact walls to eaves level, as well as two ruined cottages, a smithy and old shop.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

Around town, lined with winding streets and tan-colored stone cottages, locals speak highly of the American servicemen and women, even if their commander in chief gets negative reviews from some.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

If you want to go luxe, you can eat or sleep at the Farmhouse Inn, a 6-acre property on River Road that includes 25 rooms and cottages, a pool and spa amid lushly landscaped grounds.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 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

He stopped deep in the campus at the cottages provided for the faculty and we went in to meet Dean Sam Gandy.

From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin


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