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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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Listen to Live Music Cedar Mountain Outpost is a little bit of everything—deli, wine shop, public house, and live music venue, improbably set within a gas station.—
Belinda Luksic,
Southern Living,
1 May 2026
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This provoked what became known as the Aston Riot, with nearby public houses wrecked and violent brawls ensuing.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Maria Wittorp, the hotel’s head concierge, said, with the haste of an auctioneer, standing in the lobby, as blazer-wearing staffers whipped by.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Demi Moore’s Outfit Blueprint Demi Moore wore cuffed jeans ahead of the 79th Annual Cannes Film Festival outside her hotel in Cannes, France.—
Izzy Baskette,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
Noun
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With six bedrooms, no real communal spaces, and a reception with varying opening hours, this is definitely more guesthouse than hotel.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
14 May 2026
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The 66-year-old fashion designer's oceanfront property features a main house and a guesthouse connected by a stone path.—
Natalia Senanayake,
PEOPLE,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Take a break from the town’s many festivities and events and stay at one of Berlin’s historic inns.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
14 May 2026
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The Star Wars mastermind began buying land in Marin County, California, in 1978, and built a compound that, to this day, is home to his Skywalker Sound facility, an extensive research library, an inn where guests can stay, and other amenities.—
Patricia Leigh Brown,
Architectural Digest,
13 May 2026
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Michigan Lake Shore Resort, Saugatuck Lake Shore's retro vibe is the real deal—Joseph and Anna Milauckas built the place as a motor inn in 1952.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 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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Many of the women there have spent decades in prison and become family to one another, caring for women in hospice so no one has to die alone.—
Gillian Telling,
PEOPLE,
9 May 2026
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An 89-year-old Kentucky Derby super fan in hospice care was granted a special wish — to make it to one more race.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
Noun
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Andrews was released in 2019 to a probation hostel, People reported.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Old Barn Resort offers a campground and hostel, plus a golf course, a pool, and tubing between Lanesboro and Preston.—
Robin Pfeifer,
Midwest Living,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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 16 May. 2026.
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