: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Tempe police discovered the victim’s naked body on the floor of a motel room during a wellness check on the afternoon of Aug. 7, 2020.
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
New moments in the visual include shots of her giggling and sticking her tongue out while kneeling on the motel room bed, adjusting her iconic beehive hairdo and coyly smiling and interacting with a man who's trying to get her attention on the street, in addition to other clips of b-roll.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
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Madeline Nguyen, The Arizona Republic, 20 Apr. 2024
New moments in the visual include shots of her giggling and sticking her tongue out while kneeling on the motel room bed, adjusting her iconic beehive hairdo and coyly smiling and interacting with a man who's trying to get her attention on the street, in addition to other clips of b-roll.
—Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 4 May. 2024.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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