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enclave

[en-kleyv, ahn-] / ˈɛn kleɪv, ˈɑn- /


NOUN
reservation
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An oceanfront home in the Laguna Beach enclave of Emerald Bay has quietly sold for $110 million, the highest price in Orange County history.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026

Just days after Larry Ellison and David MacNeil expanded their holdings in the wealthy Florida enclave, videogame billionaire Gabe Newell bought a roughly 20,000-square-foot home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 17, 2026

The main reason is Nagorno-Karabakh, a mountainous enclave inside Azerbaijan that was home to 100,000 ethnic Armenians until Azerbaijan took it by force in 2023.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“Perched at the highest point within the prestigious Laughlin Park enclave, the grounds command sweeping views of the Hollywood Hills and Griffith Observatory—adding further romance to this timeless legacy estate,” the description adds.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

This enclave was Prince George’s County— “PG County” to the locals—and it was, to my eyes, very rich.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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