parlour

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His silent menace may well be enough to send shivers down your spine but there seems to be a lot of love for Wallace and Gromit's arch-nemesis Feathers McGraw at tattoo parlours around the country.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

On Wednesday Afghan women held a rare protest against the Taliban's decision to shut female beauty parlours and salons.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2023

But that is at odds with the situation on the ground where funeral parlours and crematoriums are overwhelmed, and some hospitals are packed with elderly patients on respirators.

From Reuters • Jan. 6, 2023

And reports of overwhelmed hospitals and crematoriums have only added to the worry - she says she has heard stories of corpses piled high in funeral parlours.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2023

But with all my knowledge and scepticism, I have never been able to argue with a one-hundred-piece symphony orchestra, full colour, three dimensions, and I being in and part of those incredible parlours.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury