motel
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He said he would accept a motel room if offered one.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Our big annual vacation was driving to Florida and staying in a modest motel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
The interview, filmed in a Philadelphia studio dressed up to resemble a seedy motel in a wink at the laptop scandal, quickly became a viral sensation, generating millions of views.
From Salon ● Aug. 2, 2026
The address she was given turned out to be a "dingy gross motel", but she says she presumed they would be heading out somewhere else.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
He was told to return to the motel the next evening.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
Inside Safe, her signature homeless program, has moved more than 6,200 people into hotels, motels and other interim housing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2026
Citywide, Inside Safe has moved more than 6,000 people into hotels, motels and other types of interim housing since Bass took office in December 2022.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2026
So I decided to take a cue from the writer Joyce Maynard, who sometimes holes herself up in motels to write.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026
Pandemic-era rental assistance provided many with a pathway into permanent housing, including some hotels and motels that converted to housing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
The motels and the gas pumps are often empty or closed: gas is rationed, so people don’t travel much unless they have to.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
