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motel

noun as in temporary, short-term residence, often for travelers

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"Anybody who has been to America will know that there's always a small town 30 miles outside with plenty of motels strung out along the highway."

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Rates have skyrocketed, with so-called love motels and private apartments being converted into accommodation for climate envoys.

At one point, he was staying at a motel just a five-minute walk from my first apartment near Hollywood Boulevard and Western Avenue.

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Intrigued, he drove to the motel that evening.

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In the oil painting, a young woman in a red dress sits on the edge of a motel bed, gripping the footboard tensely.

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