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flophouses

noun

plural of flophouse

as in rooms

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There are rumors about evacuees not being able to secure hotel rooms thanks to out-of-towners.

— Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
One of the rentable rooms is the bank vault, which still has its six-ton door and reinforced concrete walls.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026

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By the eve of World War I, Opatija boasted 24 hotels, 36 boardinghouses, and 12 sanatoriums attended by 80 physicians.

— Kevin West, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2026
Behind Jovan, the posse breaks into boardinghouses, yanks a miner from behind a grocery counter, shoots another dead in his home.

— Masha Hamilton, Longreads, 19 Feb. 2026

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Another strike targeted a barracks for Iran’s 388th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, which operates tanks and armored vehicles, in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iranian state television reported.

— Jon Gambrell, Fortune, 15 July 2026
The explosions were blamed on the negligent handling of dynamite in a barracks close to residential areas.

— ABC News, ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026

Definition of barracks

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The residence began as two separate penthouses, but in the mid-1990s they were combined into one home in a project commissioned by investor businessman Billy Getty, according to Christie’s International Real Estate.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Wealthy Americans living in luxe California mansions and New York penthouses are now snatching up historic homes abroad.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of penthouses

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Today, consumers are struggling with growing inflation and slowing entry-level hiring, and Jenner is turning from flashing her private jets and multiple mansions to highlighting the flash of rhinestones placed on her everyday goods.

— Sarah Glodek, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Upbringing and modeling work Callum Turner grew up on a council estate (public housing development) in Chelsea, London, an economically diverse district that includes both mansions and working-class housing.

— L. Sue Baugh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of mansions

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Single stairs allow apartments to span more of a narrow lot and make three-bedroom floor plans practical again.

— Adam Drakulic, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The victim had only lived at his current home, a two-story brick and wood house with multiple apartments, for a couple of months, Herjinder Singh said.

— Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026

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