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as in hotels
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
took lodging at a public house that had recently been completely renovated
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as in taverns
chiefly British
a place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises
visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens
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Noun
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Empty hotels and golf courses might do it.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025 -
The governor suggests this is needed because all the immigrants who were staffing hotels, building homes and picking crops are packing up and leaving.—
Pat Beall,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Apr. 2025
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The festival will orient itself around downtown Boulder and the pedestrian-only Pearl Street Mall, which will offer access to restaurants, cafes, vintage theaters, performance arts spaces, a multiplex, a university, and other auditoriums.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 2025
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The ultimate list of new restaurants, bars and cafes coming to Charlotte in 2025.—
Heidi Finley,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Mar. 2025
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There was a time when either Everton or Liverpool’s local owner not showing at a match would dominate conversations in pubs and get reported in the local paper.—
Simon Hughes,
The Athletic,
20 Dec. 2024
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Aside from its wildlife residents, there are homely pubs where two-legged visitors can sample regional foods, such as Norfolk mussels and crunch rolls (bread made from malted wheat grains).—
Phoebe Smith,
AFAR Media,
18 Dec. 2024
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Ridley went on to perform in arts centers and nightclubs around the country and overseas.—
Scott Simon,
NPR,
12 Apr. 2025
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For older codgers like me who prefer golf clubs to nightclubs, a serene and charming alternative is the city of La Quinta, best known for its incomparable golf courses at PGA West and the historic La Quinta Resort & Club, another redolent whiff of Hollywood’s glorious days gone by.—
David Weiss,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Public houses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20houses. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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