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parlor

[pahr-ler] / ˈpɑr lər /


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Bruna Subashi, an energetic woman in her 40s, asked to convene in a luridly pink dessert parlor on Vlore’s waterfront called Big Scoop.

From Slate Sep. 8, 2026

Often I’d sign on to read the takes of sharp commenters over the writers who provided the digital parlor.

From Salon Aug. 23, 2026

Today’s game takes place at the Meadowlands of New Jersey, at the 80,000 seat funeral parlor co-owned by the New York Giants and Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 19, 2026

The pair helps to run Division One, a local booking company that books anywhere from Corona storefront DBZ Books N’ Records to their very own tattoo parlor.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 22, 2026

A few evenings later, Elisha was lying on a sofa in Maggie’s third-floor parlor.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

While the makers of these apps insist they are “future exchanges,” not digital gambling parlors, regulators in places like Singapore, France, Belgium and elsewhere aren’t convinced and have banned the platforms altogether.

From Salon Aug. 12, 2026

McAfee said he tests every batch of milk that comes out of his milking parlors, and none have been positive for E. coli, salmonella, campylobacter, listeria or any other contaminant that causes human illness.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 2, 2026

Don’t take our word for it—take a gander at developments in commodity prices besides energy, or financial gaming parlors such as the private-credit market.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 18, 2026

The market could vanish if the outbreak peters out or is brought under control by ramping up biosecurity efforts, such as improving hygiene in dairy parlors.

From Science Magazine May 20, 2024

I had no luck with movie theaters, so I decided to try beauty parlors.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride




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