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stately

[steyt-lee] / ˈsteɪt li /


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He had already become the first to open an English stately home to the public, and this new venture took the securing of Longleat's financial future to a whole new level.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

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

From there she strikes out into the countryside in a suitably stately carriage.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

The glitzy Sphere suits Las Vegas; a new football arena along classical lines would befit Washington, which Frederick Douglass praised for “its lofty domes and stately pillars.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

A band of orange and yellow ignited the sky, glorious and unexpected, as spectacular as fireworks, but changing at a stately, barely perceptible pace.

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld




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