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foyer

[foi-er, foi-ey, fwa-yey] / ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwaˈyeɪ /
NOUN
receiving area
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In the foyer, beneath the Byzantine-style archway, he swept.

From Slate • Mar. 25, 2026

While she records her show and listens to the files at her kitchen table, the camera stays focused on Evy in the foreground, shrouded by the dark foyer behind her.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

"People then started to come down and talk in the foyer of the hotel. They were moving around, at least at that hour, without people watching them," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

As guests pass through the foyer and enter Disneyland’s popular Haunted Mansion attraction, a ghoulish host delivers one last chilling message: “There’s no turning back now.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

He flips a switch on the wall, brightening the foyer with overhead light.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon