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Because for every luxury brand outpost on Madison Avenue, there’s a small business that specializes in dollhouse furniture or German meats or food and drink books.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
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
I was still holding it against the roof of my mouth, half watching the movie, half not, when I glanced at the dollhouse, lurking, lurking, as always.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
Morrison said the agency found that some aftermarket inflaters have been brought into the country stuffed inside items like toys and dollhouses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
The color was akin to the old dollhouses, Polly Pocket outfits and fashion accessories I used to play with in my youth.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2024
Some dealers still play with foam core models that resemble dollhouses.
From New York Times ● May 2, 2024
This was contrary to many early dollhouses, which were made with the intent of teaching young girls domestic tasks.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 23, 2023
Irene and I used to spend hours with that thing, until sometime after my tenth birthday, when I had decided that I was too old for dolls, and therefore, dollhouses.
From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth
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