motel
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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
To save money, the four shared one motel room outside of Manhattan in Sussex, N.J, for about $100 a night, and have planned similar accommodations as they travel to Providence, R.I.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 24, 2026
“No,” I say, thinking of our small motel room.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
The city’s overall homeless population rose 3.4% including those the city puts up in motels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Along the way, they plan to crash in roadside motels and expect the trip altogether will cost them less than $4,500.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
At that point, she received credit for moving swiftly to clear homeless encampments across the city, and to move their occupants into hotels, motels and other temporary facilities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
“Doesn’t that mean people have to let you stay in their motels and eat in their restaurants if you want to?”
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
