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
But Lola’s health was on my mind as I gave my bag in at the cloakroom, and exchanged cheery good mornings with the porters.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Tape it above the door in the House cloakrooms.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2024
“We now have individuals that have breached the Capitol building,” he said, warning them to be prepared to relocate to the cloakrooms.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2021
Electronics are forbidden inside the chamber, but those digitally addicted senators can access their smartphones when they pop into the cloakrooms in the back corner of each side.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 23, 2020
Some senators left their seats and headed to cloakrooms, stood in the back or openly yawned as he spoke.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 22, 2020
The lavatories and cloakrooms should be constructed so that there is every chance for a child to become self-reliant and fastidious.
From The Child under Eight by E. R. (Elsie Riach) Murray