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waiting room

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


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At this point, I usually sit in the waiting room biting my nails, bracing for the results.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Background actors who fill the overcrowded waiting room or lie on gurneys waiting for treatment have medical journeys organized by the show’s production team.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Or you might enter directly from the street into an office, without the pacifying liminal space of a waiting room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A packed waiting room, doctors under pressure, mental health crises.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Doha entered the waiting room and collapsed onto a stool, exhausted by everything that had happened.

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh




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