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pied-à-terre

[pee-ey-duh-tair, -dah-, pyey-] / piˌeɪ dəˈtɛər, -dɑ-, ˌpyeɪ- /




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The sister act also owned a pied-à-terre in Manhattan.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

The meetings followed the backlash to a video announcing a pied-à-terre tax where Mamdani singled out Citadel CEO Ken Griffin.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

His budget would be $127 billion funded in part by the pied-à-terre tax which is expected to move ahead.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The governor’s office expected that the pied-à-terre tax would produce $500 million, pennies compared with the estimated revenue of Mamdani’s previous proposals.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

The house in Wilton Street was a small bijou place which my father had occupied as a pied-à-terre in town, he being a widower.

From Hushed Up! A Mystery of London by Le Queux, William




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