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hostel

[hos-tl] / ˈhɒs tl /
NOUN
lodging
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One was an international student who had to live in a hostel for a week after being left without accommodation at the last minute.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

She plans to stay in South Korea for a few more weeks until BTS’s next show in a Seoul suburb next month, volunteering to work at a hostel to save on lodging costs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

The inquiry heard Calocane had asked "what sort of building it was", to which Ivan responded it was hostel, and told him to return later, at 09:00, when social workers would be there.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Irshad Ahmed, a 49-year-old pilgrim, told AFP he was staying at a hostel in Tehran when he saw missiles being fired nearby.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

Later, Lori and I took a subway down to Greenwich Village and walked over to the Evangeline, a women’s hostel where she had been living.

From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls