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waiting room

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


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The waiting room resembles a premium spa, with wooden chairs and an espresso machine.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 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

She had to queue online in February; in a virtual waiting room, she learned she was 10,000th in line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

In other words, nearly one in five people spending long hours stuck on a corridor, waiting room, or a bay, with no idea of when it was going to end.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

On the night of the accident, while Dad was having X-rays, Mr. Patterson sat beside me in the waiting room.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen




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