Astoria

British

/ əˈstɔːrɪə /

noun

a port in NW Oregon, near the mouth of the Columbia River: founded as a fur-trading post in 1811 by John Jacob Astor. Pop: 9660 (2003 est)

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Gemma at the Waldorf Astoria has a really cute rooftop.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026

“As I said three months ago, the show must go on,” Trump told the roughly 700 guests gathered under heightened security at Washington’s Waldorf Astoria, where the annual dinner was rescheduled after the April shooting.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Stuart Carlitz is trading up at the Waldorf Astoria Residences, where he had previously agreed to pay roughly $5.3 million for a condo on a lower floor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026

But Trump said that "interestingly" the new dinner would be held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington -- which was a Trump hotel from 2016 to 2021.

From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026

I have been holding on to it, barely resisting using it, even though I would sell my soul for another minute with Astoria.

From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling

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