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as in foyer
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
our tour group met downstairs in the lobby of the hotel before going out to dinner
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Recent Examples of lobby
With a lobby boasting a collection of contemporary artworks, The Newbury also offers a library and a large gym for guests.
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Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
The site also falls within the bounds of a special tax district the city has proposed to finance a potential Major League Soccer stadium as the city lobbies for a franchise.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The third restaurant will be named Lula’s Restaurant, located in the Kindred Hotel lobby next to the Kindred Spirit bar.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
But the rest are free to walk around, have lunch in local restaurants, and chat in the courtroom lobby.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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Shivani Vora, Architectural Digest, 13 Dec. 2024
The site also falls within the bounds of a special tax district the city has proposed to finance a potential Major League Soccer stadium as the city lobbies for a franchise.
—Alysa Guffey, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
The third restaurant will be named Lula’s Restaurant, located in the Kindred Hotel lobby next to the Kindred Spirit bar.
—Jessica Alvarado Gamez, The Denver Post, 11 Dec. 2024
But the rest are free to walk around, have lunch in local restaurants, and chat in the courtroom lobby.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Dec. 2024
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Throughout this unique home are many interesting architectural features including a spacious foyer with an archway, crown molding, two wood-burning fireplaces (one in the living room and one in the den) and multiple decks for viewing the beautiful surrounding scenery.Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 1 Dec. 2024
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Almost every room in this modern home is spacious and expansive, from the dramatic, two-story entrance foyer to the combination mudroom/laundry room to the breakfast bar in the kitchen, which is practically large enough to seat guests for Thanksgiving dinner all by itself.Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 25 Nov. 2024
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On his way to an appointment on Wednesday afternoon with Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., Hegseth passed in the hallway by fellow nominee, former congresswoman and Democrat-now-Republican Tulsi Gabbard.Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
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While showing viewers around their sprawling primary bedroom, the couple pauses to unveil the three giant eyeballs installed in the hallway just outside the space.Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Down the hall is a row of metal black doors that open to windowless cells.Claire Harbage, NPR, 17 Dec. 2024
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The theater opened in 1950 as a movie hall, and today has an art gallery space and stadium seating.Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Lobby.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lobby. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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