waiting room
noun
: a room (as in a doctor's office) for the use of persons (such as patients) who are waiting
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Told by a caseworker in an otherworldly waiting room that their ghosts must remain in the house for the next 125 years, the Maitlands attempt to scare the Deetz family out of their abode and hire the bio-exorcist Betelgeuse (Keaton)—pronounced Beetlejuice—to help get the job done.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The company also noted that the price hikes weren’t algorithmically decided based on demand in the waiting room, but rather previously determined for select seats.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Inside, a waiting room and treatment booths are arranged beneath an unfinished ceiling but also a chandelier raining down black and white pearls.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 5 Aug. 2024
The waiting room at my doctor’s surgery is never full.
—Victoria Spratt, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
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Tim Lammers, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2024
The company also noted that the price hikes weren’t algorithmically decided based on demand in the waiting room, but rather previously determined for select seats.
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2024
Inside, a waiting room and treatment booths are arranged beneath an unfinished ceiling but also a chandelier raining down black and white pearls.
—Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 5 Aug. 2024
The waiting room at my doctor’s surgery is never full.
—Victoria Spratt, refinery29.com, 12 July 2024
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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