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foyer

[foi-er, foi-ay, fwa-yay] / ˈfɔɪ ər, ˈfɔɪ eɪ, fwaˈjeɪ /
NOUN
receiving area
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McHenry says she and her friend, whom she identifies as Andrew, left their seats and went to a foyer, where an usher offered to move them to seats in another part of the arena.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

Those who are not there to research can still visit a foyer space which hosts free temporary exhibitions.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

In the brightly lighted foyer, Valentyna Kyselova adjusts her hair in one of the gilded mirrors, then poses for a selfie with a friend.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

I viewed a circular temple platform beneath the foyer of the Catedral Hotel, while guests ate breakfast over part of an ancient ballgame court.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

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

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon

The Barbican's distinctive brutalist foyers and lakeside terrace will also be developed to protect the heritage of the building.

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

People are going to cinemas now, and at the end people stand up and applaud and talk about the movie in the foyers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024

Migrants are sleeping in police station foyers in Chicago.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

The crunchy gravel, the chandeliers, the gardens, the grand foyers, the full-length gloves, the piano forte, the needlepoint, the riding boots, the love letters sent in great haste.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 22, 2020

These buildings have elevators in them, and wide foyers with plants, and are called things like The Monte Carlo.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood


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