When the war broke out last year, all of the guests left.

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So as guests left the affair, they were handed an unusual favor: A Milk-Bone dog biscuit, actually a cookie in the shape of the dog snack, made by a Beverly Hills bakery.

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It was a merry night, but I know some of our guests left exasperated and disappointed by the view from the expressway and the sense that we shouldn't stray too far from the well-lit hotel perimeter.

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Though most of their guests had left for the day, the 144-room hotel was expecting a good number of guests when the disaster struck, said communications director Kurt Genden.

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The first flight carrying cruise guests from the Bahamas left Tuesday morning, and flights will continue throughout the day, Carnival said.

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There are inherent risks associated with swapping homes, but I believe most swappers are great guests for one simple reason: They, too, have left their homes in the care of strangers.

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Rents fell, offices were left empty, fashionable hotels were mothballed for lack of guests.

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Guests are given a tour, then outfitted in Barbour jackets and left-hand gloves. (In the old days, the right hand was your "knife hand, " and thus left uncovered.) And off they're sent to a big, grassy knoll fringed by woodland, to hunt for a stuffed rabbit.

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