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waiting room

[wey-ting room, room] / ˈweɪ tɪŋ ˌrum, ˌrʊm /


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One hospital had rooms that were so hot patients needed to be moved to an air-conditioned waiting room, Reuters reported.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

Sitting in the waiting room, mentally preparing for an MRI, Maxine opens a browser and searches, “BREAST CANCER.”

From Salon Jun. 29, 2026

The waiting room outside the hepatology clinic at Rajagiri Hospital in Kochi is suspended between hope and despair.

From BBC Jun. 28, 2026

"Family members must stay in the waiting room," the employee shouted through a megaphone, reminding relatives that they were lucky to be alive.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

When Sarah White, the ladies' waiting room matron, heard the first shot, she glanced over.

From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow




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