parlor
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Always expressive, she describes her style as more akin to a “Victorian parlor meets hunting lodge.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Those with resources and a parlor might have a piano, while those who had less made do with fiddles and banjos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
“When customers or analysts start thinking, ‘Gosh, AI is gonna eat software or SaaS,’ it comes from the place of seeing parlor tricks.
From Barron's ● May 15, 2026
After the trial concluded, the founder of Indivisible Baldwin County, the group that had organized the No Kings protest, rounded up a small crew for a celebratory dinner at the pizza parlor down the block.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Maggie and half the group should stay in the parlor.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
As new arrivals moved into cities, an 8-by-5-block pocket of downtown Vancouver soon grew into Canada’s largest Chinatown, with bustling mahjong parlors, herbalists and community centers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
“You would see them play in pizza parlors in Portland. They would hang out with fans after the show; they were very approachable.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2024
Investments in precision technologies such as robotic milking systems, rotary parlors and wearable health and reproductive technologies can help reduce labor costs across farms.
From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2024
The market could vanish if the outbreak peters out or is brought under control by ramping up biosecurity efforts, such as improving hygiene in dairy parlors.
From Science Magazine ● May 20, 2024
He wondered if she were back in the library or in Millsburg at one of the funeral parlors.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
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