granny flats

plural of granny flat, chiefly British

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Noun
  • The project includes 36 studio apartments, 144 one-bedroom units and 32 two-bedroom units.
    Sofia Baltodano, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • Four studio apartments averaging 643 square feet each, 253 one-bedroom apartments of about 744 square feet each, 112 two-bedroom units with 1,110 square feet each and 28 three-bedroom apartments averaging 1,371 square feet each will be included.
    Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Noun
  • By this summer, Knobel owned nine of 19 condos at the Vail Inn and a majority of the condo board’s directors had been appointed by him, according to last month’s lawsuit.
    Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • By 1884, a map of the Central Business District shows hotels, saloons, dry goods shops, cigar manufacturers, and stores selling everything from shoes, to jewelry and even a winemaker.
    Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • San Francisco was transformed almost overnight, from a quiet port into a chaotic boomtown packed with tents, saloons, stores and speculation.
    Andre Byik, USA Today, 29 June 2026
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“Granny flats.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/granny%20flats. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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