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acre

[ey-ker] / ˈeɪ kər /
NOUN
piece of land, unit of area
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The soap-bubble fantasy of Ms. Lemann’s New Orleans rather calls to mind the Hundred Acre Wood, if Christopher Robin were a gentle, dissipated loafer in a wrinkled seersucker suit.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

Reunion in Spring Green offers elevated, locally driven barbecue, and, in the town of Paoli, Seven Acre Dairy Company’s autumn dinner series showcases Driftless fare reimagined by chefs from across the nation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025

That address is part of the Hundred Acre property, Singer confirmed.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

"It's my point of view. It was my action," she says in the grounds of Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

In the winter of 1807, thirteen like-minded souls in London got together at the Freemasons Tavern at Long Acre, in Covent Garden, to form a dining club to be called the Geological Society.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson



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