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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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Visitors will find a 20-acre nature preserve, along with shops and restaurants, including The Citizen, a coastal tavern.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
18 Mar. 2025
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After starting the tavern, his father added carryout business and in 1960 moved the store to a large building in Old Town at 756 W. North Ave.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
6 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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Watch Sheeran perform at a Boston pub for St. Patrick’s Day below.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In fact, dive shops often use trucks—not boats—to get to them.—
Erik Trinidad,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Mar. 2025
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To understand how disruptive Red Eye can be, picture this scenario: an F-15 dives low, releases munitions, then yanks into a sharp ascent—a maneuver designed to throw off any pursuer.—
Amir Husain,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Honky-tonk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/honky-tonk. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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