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hostel

[hos-tl] / ˈhɒs tl /
NOUN
lodging
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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

Ivan said he did not think to call the police and asked Calocane to leave the garden of the hostel.

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

Van Dyke, a Santa Cruz native, was a long-time Caribbean resident and owned Hotel Puerto Viejo, a dorm-style hostel in Puerto Viejo de Telemanca.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

“Tío doesn’t really have anybody checking into the hostel anymore,” he adds, out of earshot.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya