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operating room

NOUN
room for surgery
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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

"My love has just gone to the operating room," Bolsonaro's wife Michelle said in an Instagram post.

From Barron's • Dec. 25, 2025

In the operating room, the doctors are debating what music to play, just like we were in the car this morning.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman



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