reception area
noun
: a large open area inside and near the entrance of a public building (such as a hotel or theater) : lobby
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Once the skip at the reception area is full, the waste is emptied into the landfill, where it is then covered with inert material to minimise the release of gases or liquids and then compacted.
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The building's renovations would include leveling the sloped floors, adding new exterior ramps at exit doors, building a warming kitchen for caterers, and remodeling the former concessions space into a reception area with a bar.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
On a recent Monday morning, their names were among those handwritten on the colored folders laid out on a table in the reception area of the French luxury sector’s go-to dyeing and fabric treatment specialist.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
In the lavish reception area, more than a dozen people have been waiting for nearly two hours for Donald Trump to emerge.
—Sam Jacobs, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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Ars Technica, 10 Jan. 2025
The building's renovations would include leveling the sloped floors, adding new exterior ramps at exit doors, building a warming kitchen for caterers, and remodeling the former concessions space into a reception area with a bar.
—Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024
On a recent Monday morning, their names were among those handwritten on the colored folders laid out on a table in the reception area of the French luxury sector’s go-to dyeing and fabric treatment specialist.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
In the lavish reception area, more than a dozen people have been waiting for nearly two hours for Donald Trump to emerge.
—Sam Jacobs, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Reception area.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reception%20area. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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