cloakroom
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Entry is through a metal detector, and bags must be put in the cloakroom or in lockers, and there are more security guards.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
The leader should function as a player-manager who can be trusted to deliver on the Senate floor and in the cloakroom.
From Salon ● Nov. 11, 2025
Also worth noting: Rose added a toilet and a small cloakroom basin by Thomas Crapper & Co. to add a bit of whimsy to the washroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 17, 2025
It sure seemed like a lot of House Democrats from Michigan were running into the cloakroom on their phones Thursday afternoon.
From Slate ● Jan. 7, 2023
In the cloakroom Ishmael found himself beside Hisao Imada as they both struggled into their overcoats.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
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The Hill also picked out a defined audience—political addicts who want to know what’s happening in the Senate cloakrooms at all times—and catered to its needs.
From Slate ● Feb. 1, 2024
Exposed brick walls and strange nooks like cloakrooms give a unique experience of old-fashioned architecture that doesn’t follow a cookie-cutter pattern.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 7, 2022
The Capitol’s cloakrooms, hideaways, offices, press galleries and trains are cramped, even if some people are working from home.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 3, 2020
A dozen senators, from both parties, made exoduses to their respective cloakrooms.
From Slate ● Jan. 22, 2020
Then, as was their habit, they set sail for the cloakrooms, waving condemnatory flippers.
From The President A novel by Alfred Henry Lewis