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Origin of dollhouse
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Cookie, a former art student, has a secret passion: building meticulously detailed dollhouse re-creations of crime scenes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
A crabitat is kind of like a dollhouse with living inhabitants, each with a distinct personality.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
A child’s dollhouse jammed against a chain-link fence marked “No Trespassing” sits in the shadow of a mangled brick home covered in clotted dirt.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2025
Back in the 1990s, when creator Will Wright pitched the game to his bosses, they weren't convinced by his idea of a "virtual dollhouse".
From BBC • Feb. 3, 2025
Pa had put together a dollhouse from a kit for Vonetta and Fern to share.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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