waiting room

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“Patient passports” introduced by Dr. Al-Hashimi, the new chief attending physician, to improve people’s experience at the hospital became fans in the hot waiting room.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

Managing the background actors in the waiting room is a full-time job, handled primarily by crew member Nicole Jones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 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

The regular crowd shots of the waiting room too often reduce the afflicted into a zombie-like horde bent on making life more difficult for our beloved medical staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 5, 2026

She had almost finished when the door at the end of the waiting room opened and a nurse dressed in white stepped out.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng