sanitarium
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I have always loved the idea of a sanitarium: Swaddle me in blankets like a chic burrito, please, and tilt my deck chair toward the Swiss Alps or whatever hills you’ve got.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2023
Doctors urged him to enter a sanitarium for treatment, but Slim refused and headed for the desert, although doctors warned him he would be dead in a year.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2023
Italianate-Mission in style, boxy with projecting cornice and flat roofline, it belonged to the developer, who in 1925 turned his private villa into a sanitarium and orphanage.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2022
The sanitarium was a heath and wellness resort, often visited by the rich and famous looking to improve their lifestyle.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022
Did he do his work right there in the sanitarium, or did they rent him a little office where he could get away from all the noise?
From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris
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