picturesque
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Behar purchased the dwelling back in 2016, paying $4.75 million for the picturesque abode, having previously transferred the deed for her other Hamptons property into the name of her daughter, Eve.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026
A sauna business owner also argues that Wales' picturesque landscape - which includes dramatic coastlines and remote rural areas - lends itself to sauna use, in a similar way to Finland.
From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026
The picturesque medieval city of 160,000 near England's south-eastern tip is a popular spot for day-trippers and a bustling student hub.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The picturesque Scottish university, once the secret of private-school students from the East Coast, now boasts a student body that is about 20% American.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026
And I think that mine is this: a morbid longing for the picturesque at all costs.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
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