pied-à-terre
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“We’ve secured a pied-à-terre tax,” the mayor said in the video posted April 15.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
When Reynolds and Lively want a date night or need to head to events such as the Met Gala, they can crash at their lavish pied-à-terre in Manhattan.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
“We’ve secured a pied-à-terre tax,” Mamdani said in the video posted April 15.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
The mayor was making a direct reference to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plans, announced last week, for a pied-à-terre tax External link on New York City second homes worth $5 million or more.
From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026
He had pictured to himself a pied-à-terre in Paris which it might be agreeable for him to secure, for existence in Normandy might occasionally prove canuyeux.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by Braddon, M. E. (Mary Elizabeth)
