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ashram

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as in monastery

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Recent Examples of ashram Work dried up, and Stamp retreated to an Indian ashram. — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 In 1969, Stamp moved to an ashram in India. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 18 Aug. 2025 In 1980, after meeting the yogi Swami Muktananda at an ashram in the Catskills, Rashad began practicing Siddha yoga, which trains its followers to recognize the divinity in themselves and the surrounding world. — Reggie Ugwu, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025 An ashram where half of them lived sustained slight damage to one window. — Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ashram

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Rooms The style is monastery chic with the recent restyling raising the stakes considerably adding a new sense of design that was absent before.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
When the Dark Ages descended on the ancient world, Benedict of Nursia ignited a monastic revival that would establish thousands of monasteries and train generations of devoted readers.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

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On its edge is the Romanesque church of Pieve di San Leolino, which features a 16th-century cloister and valley views.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
The town served as a Genoese naval outpost during the medieval rivalry with Pisa, and the hotel’s arched colonnades of the original cloister still stand atop rooms that face Palmaria Island or the Gulf itself.

— Jason Phillips, USA Today, 22 July 2026

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The Abbazia di San Fruttuoso, a 10th-century abbey complex owned for centuries by the Dorias, a powerful Genoa family, dominates the cove setting.

— Catherine Sabino, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Robert de Molesme founded the Cistercian order at an abbey some 20 miles away from Meursault, the small village where the new hotel is located, in 1098.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2026

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In addition, an adjoining house—named Villa Ullastres—is available for guests seeking a separate and more private option while still being close to the heart of the hotel.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Aug. 2026
For Alexandre Gobillard, production director at the Gobillard & Fils Champagne house, beginning the harvest in mid-August was once almost unthinkable.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026

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