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flophouses

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plural of flophouse

as in rooms

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Rooms The 255 rooms and suites run the gamut from garden-view and terrace rooms to sprawling two-bedroom suites, with plenty of sea views and private pools in the mix.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
The Kimpton property is expected to comprise 114 rooms, a rooftop bar, restaurant, internal courtyard, wellness facilities, and dedicated meeting and event space.

— Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

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By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.

— Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.

— Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026

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Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

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Of course, the pair of two-bedroom penthouses offer the best of both worlds, each with a 38-foot-long infinity pool that bleeds into the seascape dotted with surfers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Wednesday, Sánchez accused Madrid’s conservative regional government of pursuing luxury penthouses while ignoring demand for social housing.

— Jamie Gray, NBC news, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of penthouses

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Jet fuel burns as hot as kerosene — twice as hot as wood — and firefighters battle kerosene fires every day in the basements of tenements all over the city.

— Peter Wilkinson, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2026
No one wants to go back to the days of tenements and apartments with insufficient ventilation or light.

— Michael Schill, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026

Definition of tenements

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From historical Irish mansions to romantic Italian sojourns, these are the best of the best hotels across Europe and the UK.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2026
The story says two Irish servants working at the Belle Haven mansions in the late 1800s fell in love.

— Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026

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Supporters say the measure will speed up environmental review for certain projects, from affordable apartments to hospitals, cutting costly delays and passing those savings on to consumers.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
The good news is that some of the best storage solutions for small apartments don’t touch a wall.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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