estate

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Lajos struggles to keep hold of the estate after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918 and during the interwar years as Hungary slides toward its alliance with Nazi Germany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Some billionaires, such as Google co-founder Larry Page and Meta co-founder and chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, have been snapping up luxury real estate in Florida and other states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Then there was his promise to build her a dance studio on their massive estate; he turned it into a schoolhouse for their growing brood of children.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

"She wanted to put in her old books and share them with other children from the estate," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Thirty-five-year-old George Washington was riding through his home county in colonial Virginia when he stopped to take part in an estate sale.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis