: an establishment which provides lodging and parking and in which the rooms are usually accessible from an outdoor parking area
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Infestations already this year have been reported in all 50 states in hotels, motels, vacation homes, and even dorm rooms.
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
And there’s the scene in ‘No Country for Old Men,’ after Josh Brolin’s character is killed and Tommy Lee Jones goes back to the motel.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
Some victims said they were inebriated when they were loaded into vans and taken to a motel or an apartment complex hundreds of miles away, usually with vague promises of help.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Semple said in those situations individuals are offered emergency shelter or in some cases motels.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 29 May 2024
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Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2024
And there’s the scene in ‘No Country for Old Men,’ after Josh Brolin’s character is killed and Tommy Lee Jones goes back to the motel.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 14 June 2024
Some victims said they were inebriated when they were loaded into vans and taken to a motel or an apartment complex hundreds of miles away, usually with vague promises of help.
—Arizona Republic, The Arizona Republic, 7 June 2024
Semple said in those situations individuals are offered emergency shelter or in some cases motels.
—Rachel M. Cohen, Vox, 29 May 2024
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“Motel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/motel. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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motel
noun
mo·tel
mō-ˈtel 
: a building or group of buildings which provide lodgings and in which the rooms are usually reached directly from an outdoor parking lot
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