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Recent Examples of B and B
If one were to use that fundamental mathematical principle — often referenced as if A=B and B=C then A=C — entering Thursday’s Class 4A state football quarterfinal, things did not look promising for Hill-Murray but did for Kasson-Mantorville.
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Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for B and B
Noun
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Cole’s, the city’s longest-running public house and alleged creator of the French dip sandwich, will shut its doors March 29.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2026
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Both The Dining Room and the pub are true gathering places, reminiscent of the building’s days as a Revolutionary War-era public house.—
Lydia Mansel,
Southern Living,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Part of the Curio Collection by Hilton, the hotel was created as a love letter to the monarch butterfly's typical migration through the city.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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The district is funded mostly by a 5% tax on hotel stays.—
Mark Dee
April 1,
Idaho Statesman,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The rooms Accommodation here is a combination of 27 freestanding cabins and cabin suites as well as rooms in a central guesthouse.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Mar. 2026
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The guesthouse, accessible internally or via a separate entrance, includes its own living space with a fireplace and wet bar/kitchenette, bedrooms, and two potential bathrooms, with shared access to a bath, along with a two-car garage with EV charging.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2026
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More to Explore To import horses across land routes, the Mughals built roads and set up travelers’ inns known as caravanserais.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Mar. 2026
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This modern ryokan evolved from a 19th-century Meiji-era inn that catered to international travelers coming to Kobe, the first Japanese city to reopen after 300 years of isolation.—
Kelsey Eisen,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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The Fountain Inn first opened in 1959 as what at the time was a luxury motor inn, according to History Colorado.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
18 Mar. 2026
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Another solid New Mexico option is Arrive Albuquerque, which opened in 2025 as a 137-room boutique hotel set in a former mid-century motor inn.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Christopher North, who played keyboards as a founding member of the soft-rock group Ambrosia, died Monday in a hospice in Los Angeles.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2026
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Hinkle died March 3 in hospice care in Austin after suffering head, back and neck injuries in a fall in his driveway five days earlier, his daughter, Melody Hinkle, told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Mar. 2026
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The community of backpackers moving through the Chinese hostels had the values of a slutty, hippie utopia.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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When choosing where to stay, hostels and guesthouses with communal spaces are ideal for solo travelers who want a mix of independence and social connection.—
Lauren Schuster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026
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Austin could see the Statler from the elevated tram, a 15-story red brick Italianate building on Grand Circus Park, opened in 1915 as one of the first modern hostelries with a shower and toilet in every room.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
15 Mar. 2026
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The tub, along with an adjacent swimming pool, once belonged to a coastal hostelry not far from Pullen’s home, until they were swallowed by the shifting sands.—
Bill McKibben,
New Yorker,
12 Nov. 2025
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“B and B.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/B%20and%20B. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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