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B and Bs

noun

plural of B and B

as in public houses

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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
The Lone Goat This English pub, which draws inspiration from public houses and taverns of London, is on the ground floor of the historic Metropolitan Building in downtown Detroit.

— Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 7 Oct. 2025

Definition of public houses

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The backstory The Benjamin opened in 1927 as The Beverly, an Emery Roth design and part of Terminal City, the constellation of hotels built around the new-at-the-time Grand Central.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026
Much of his fortune is also tied to DFO Management, his private investment firm, which invests in hotels and liquid corporate credit.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of hotels

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Farther afield, there are cozy inns like The Old Inn on the Green in New Marlborough and 33 Main in nearby Lenox.

— Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
The historic house dates to 1923 and has a storied history that includes time as four different inns.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of inns

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Along the way, travelers will pass through many towns that offer sleeping accommodations, including guesthouses, lodgings, mountain huts, hotels, hostels, and campsites, according to Thru-Hiking, an online community for long-distance hikers.

— Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026
Rafi says separate arrangements were made for female DIU students to watch late-night kickoffs in Bangladesh, through screenings at their hostels, which is why fewer women are to be seen in the videos that flooded social media.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of hostels

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Within a few years, Los Angeles County had more hospices than a dozen other states combined.

— Jason Henry, Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
Studies have concluded that even as for-profit hospices have expanded, the industry has saved Medicare money by offsetting other expensive care.

— Laurie Udesky, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026

Definition of hospices

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The five-story building, which housed a boys’ hostel, collapsed on Sunday in Satya Niketan, a densely populated neighborhood known for its private student accommodations near a Delhi University campus.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026
The women alleged the officers violated their First Amendment rights by denying their request for religious accommodations, such as removing their hijabs only in front of female officers.

— BrieAnna J. Frank, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of accommodations

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Some chefs argue there’s a time and place for it, as in more casual settings like breakfast joints or taverns.

— Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
It was likely selected for the signing of Glenview’s charter, establishing the settlement as a village, because 19th century taverns were typically used for community meetings of this nature, Schlarman said.

— Jennifer Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of taverns

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