reception hall

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Inside the gilded reception hall across San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House, some of Silicon Valley’s top executives and investors in late November gathered to toast the man of the hour.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

Mourners walked across the cathedral plaza and were greeted by the USC Trojan Marching Band before heading to a large second-floor reception hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2024

Some slept in corridors, on the floor, even on a baggage scanner in a reception hall belonging to Hamas, the Islamist militant group which governs Gaza.

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2023

Meiji Kinenkan, a historic reception hall, dates from 1881 and is still in wide use in Jingu Gaien with no calls from its demolition.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 26, 2023

After the service, my parents and Heather decided not to stay for the party already starting in the reception hall.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt