stately
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Someone dies, and then their friends and family, appropriately dressed in black, gather in a stately room while an elderly lawyer reads a list of who gets what.
From Salon • Mar. 24, 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
From there she strikes out into the countryside in a suitably stately carriage.
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
LONDON—On Monday, as fresh disclosures about ex-Prince Andrew’s dealings with Jeffrey Epstein dominated headlines in Britain, the former duke went for a ride on his horse outside his 30-room stately residence in Windsor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026
We found some railroad tracks, which followed the stately curves of the Shenandoah River.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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