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ballroom

[bawl-room, -room] / ˈbɔlˌrum, -ˌrʊm /




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He was tackled by agents just short of a staircase which leads down to a ballroom where the dinner was getting underway.

From BBC Jul. 25, 2026

One of the night’s longest detours centered on Trump’s planned White House ballroom.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

One of the ironic twists of the night was that we had so many reporters and editors there in the ballroom.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

He claimed that the legal suit had led to a top secret "tremendous military center" being built under the ballroom to be revealed.

From Barron's Jul. 6, 2026

From the dark recesses of the ballroom, two yellow eyes glinted.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood

He told me that during his childhood, Eid prayers were sometimes held in hotel ballrooms because mosques were too few and too small.

From Slate Jul. 14, 2026

Demos, presentations and meetings will take place in a massive convention center as well as ballrooms and suites throughout the city.

From Barron's Jan. 3, 2026

I build the most beautiful ballrooms in the world.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

At a dinner with donors last week, Trump said: “Everything out there is coming down and we’re replacing it with one of the most beautiful ballrooms you’ve ever seen.”

From Salon Oct. 24, 2025

However, in American tournaments, where hotel ballrooms are rented and contracted for a specified period and players have made arrangements for flights home, it’s necessary to apply a tie-breaking system to determine the winner.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady




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