operating room
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On any given day, suitcases contain supplies that would accommodate a hospital operating room, including scalpels, needles and IV bags.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
The team was about to take her to the operating room when he was finally able to detach it.
From Salon • May 27, 2026
The similarities to the operating room were obvious: the physical space was rigid, the moves repetitive, the pressure intense.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026
"There's a lot of interesting emotional circuits that are deep in the brain, but until now you couldn't manipulate them outside of the operating room."
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
After Neala leaves, two men in green uniforms arrive and wheel me into the operating room.
From "Lucky Broken Girl" by Ruth Behar
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