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flophouses

noun

plural of flophouse

as in rooms

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Yavuzer’s Juno Design and Manufacture, based in Güngören, Istanbul, has been building hammams, steam rooms and therapy rooms for hotels internationally since the mid-nineties, including projects like the Merit Starlit in Montenegro.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
The rooms are fairly simple, so there isn't a whole lot to figure out.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of rooms

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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

Definition of boardinghouses

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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

Definition of barracks

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The residences range from two-bedroom homes to penthouses, with even the smallest layouts measuring more than 2,000 square feet.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 July 2026
On a trip to Miami, Crosby met a local real estate agent that led to a gig shooting luxury penthouses.

— Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Definition of penthouses

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Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party's brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor's mansions and statehouses nationwide.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 July 2026
Democratic leaders fear that the outlier opinions favoring police defunding may again tarnish the party’s brand and sink its chances of gaining ground in Congress, governor’s mansions and statehouses nationwide.

— Matt Brown, Fortune, 31 July 2026

Definition of mansions

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The Quay, a Live Local project that calls for 521 apartments in the 1500 block of Southeast 17 Street, was approved in late 2025 and is moving through pre-construction planning.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 1 Aug. 2026
Heads poked from windows along Kedzie Avenue, where residents applauded from their apartments.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026

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