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the owner or manager of an inn in Longfellow's Tales of a Wayside Inn a taverner tells a series of tales in verse to a group of travelers

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Noun
  • The City Council also voted to look into creating a rental registry to track rental properties and at-fault evictions, and to develop ways to improve outreach to landlords and tenants.
    Claire Wang, Oc Register, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Kraft has proposed a rent control system that would allow landlords to opt in to receive a real estate tax rebate after 10 years.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
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  • Best of all, innkeepers Bob and Denise Barbier bring the experience to life with warm hospitality and a wealth of local knowledge, making a stay here truly feel like the best of both worlds.
    Jill Robbins, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2025
  • On Tsuge’s page, that story concerns a male manga artist in search of inspiration, traveling to a remote village and staying with an eccentric innkeeper (barely) operating a business on its outskirts.
    Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2025
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“Taverner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taverner. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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