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Mary Surratt’s boardinghouse still stands in Washington, D.C.—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024 Her cousin becomes suspicious when Levi returns to the boardinghouse alone.—Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 True enough, perhaps, but Isabel was not pleased on finding herself in the company of boardinghouse people.—Charles Portis, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025 According to Flavor Insider, a food and cooking website, the New York strip got its name from New York City butchers in the 19th century and was initially considered one of the less desirable cuts of beef, meaning it was frequently sold to boardinghouses and restaurants to go in stews.—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for boardinghouse
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