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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
Her interest "snowballed" from there and she crafted the lavishly decorated castle and adjoining dollhouse for the creatures.
From BBC ● May 28, 2025
After the fires, she expects to see more play about fire engines or a fire in a dollhouse.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
So after Mrs. V gets Penny set up with her dollhouse at the foot of the couch, we add even more words and phrases.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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
Where classic dollhouses were intended to prepare girls for a life of domesticity Barbie's den prioritized good times.
From Salon ● Jul. 15, 2023
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
Despite the gathering touting itself as “the World’s No. 1 Dollhouse Miniatures Show,” there aren’t many actual dollhouses.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2023
Books have been thrown down the stairwell, along with papers, cords, bottles, and what might be pieces of antique dollhouses.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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