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waiting room

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


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"It's amazing, you literally can't see I had a large cancerous lesion removed from my cheek," she tells the BBC in the waiting room.

From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026

An unholy mashup of a waiting room and a bus, the people mover is slow, uncomfortable, and offensive to the eye.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

She arrived at the courtroom nearly an hour and a half ahead of her 8:30 a.m. appointment, and watched as the waiting room overflowed with at least a hundred other immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

They took him away and someone shoved me into the waiting room.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover




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