as in hotel
a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests
in the old days, a traveler could spend the night at one of the hostels placed along the coach route
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Police reported that the individual who killed Thompson left a hostel on Manhattan's Upper West Side at 5:41 a.m. on Dec.4.
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Mangione extended his stay at the hostel multiple times, according to investigators.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Mangione purportedly stayed at a hostel, extending his stay multiple times.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Police believe that the killer booked into the hostel using fake ID later found on Mangione.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Mangione extended his stay at the hostel multiple times, according to investigators.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
Mangione purportedly stayed at a hostel, extending his stay multiple times.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024
Police believe that the killer booked into the hostel using fake ID later found on Mangione.
—Sean O'Driscoll, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Hostel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hostel. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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