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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The free Doggie Depot event will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 1 in the waiting room at the Lowertown transportation and event hub.
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
In fact, the restaurant, celebrating its 25th year, opened just weeks after Union Station’s reopening in 1999 at 39 W. Pershing Road — the space used to be a waiting room for women and children.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
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Mithil Aggarwal
Volunteers and staff of the Red Cross have set up waiting room for bereaved families and are providing psychological support, the organization said today.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
In the opening of the clip, a 21-year-old Underwood is sitting in the waiting room before her audition.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 5 Jan. 2025
In fact, the restaurant, celebrating its 25th year, opened just weeks after Union Station’s reopening in 1999 at 39 W. Pershing Road — the space used to be a waiting room for women and children.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 2 Jan. 2025
Copied Share Red Cross sets up waiting room for bereaved families
Mithil Aggarwal
Volunteers and staff of the Red Cross have set up waiting room for bereaved families and are providing psychological support, the organization said today.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 29 Dec. 2024
In the opening of the clip, a 21-year-old Underwood is sitting in the waiting room before her audition.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Waiting room.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/waiting%20room. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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