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boarding house

[bawr-ding haus, bohr-ding haus] / ˈbɔr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs, ˈboʊr dɪŋ ˌhaʊs /




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The play takes place almost entirely within a boarding house in Pittsburgh in 1911.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The resident who has lived at the boarding house the longest is Bynum, and Mr. Santiago-Hudson, who has both appeared in and directed Wilson’s plays, gives the most rounded and captivating performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

Upstairs from the bar in the boarding house, lost souls confess their secrets to a prairie witch named the Antidote.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2025

They had run a boarding house in Coatesville, but abandoned the business and left town as the scandal garnered national attention, she said.

From Seattle Times • May 20, 2024

Sigurd and his horse were gone, so Anya hurried through the golden morning light to the boarding house.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack