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Noun
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The roaring twenties was a heyday for more than just flappers, speakeasies, and Louis Armstrong.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025 -
Dawn Manor Restaurant, a bar, speakeasy and gift shop inspired by the historic Dawn Manor.—
Torey Van Oot,
Axios,
20 Mar. 2025
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With love and loss, inspiration and indignation, For Melancholy Brunettes (& Sad Women) is a folk tale, a small-town barroom yarn, a gothic novel, and a ghost story.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
18 Mar. 2025
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To be fair, the singer-songwriter doesn’t actually think of it as a song about a barroom pickup.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
12 Mar. 2025
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In the photo, Weir stands next to the superstar and her sparkling red dress, smiling through his massive white beard and black bolo tie as if he time-traveled from an Old West saloon.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2025
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There was Jade Girl VO (for a judo move), Dog Fart (murky origins) and 1818 (to mark a first visit to the saloon on Jan. 8, 2018).—
Marah Eakin,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Last fall, on the second-floor stage of a cramped tavern called Neck of the Woods in San Francisco, Kat Moss was throwing elbows, shoving men twice her size into a packed circle pit and screaming into a microphone. Moss, the frontwoman for the Bay Area hardcore band Scowl, held her own.—
Mike Isaac,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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The lucky player bought her ticket at a tavern in Fort Washington, about a 30-mile drive south from Washington, D.C., lottery officials said.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Ed Sheeran surprised fans at an Irish pub in Boston with a special performance on St. Patrick's Day.—
Jay Stahl,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Music superstar Ed Sheeran held a surprise performance at an Irish pub in Boston on Monday.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC News,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The submarine—the Scenic Neptune—can carry up to six passengers per dive.—
Judy Koutsky,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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According to its official website, the submarine dives reach depths of 25 meters (82 feet), and tours can last up to three hours, offering tourists a lengthy view of marine life and coral reefs.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Honky-tonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honky-tonk. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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