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as in lobby
a centrally located room in a building that serves as a gathering or waiting area or as a passageway into the interior
theatergoers crowded the foyer during the play's intermission
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This foyer will be a reading room with books by the center’s writing fellows, including Reginald Dwayne Betts (a MacArthur Fellow); Faylita Hicks; Randall Horton; and Mitchell S. Jackson (a Pulitzer winner), and with publications on the topics the artists are exploring.
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Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2021, following media coverage of dinosaur remains in the area, someone thought to have an expert look at the big rock sitting in foyer of the school in Queensland, eastern Australia.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Student clubs put on a yearly fashion show featuring outfits made of recyclable materials and use the foyer as a runway, students said.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Upon entering the white wood-sided and brick structure, an entry foyer immediately reveals river and marsh vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
In 2021, following media coverage of dinosaur remains in the area, someone thought to have an expert look at the big rock sitting in foyer of the school in Queensland, eastern Australia.
—Mithil Aggarwal, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
Student clubs put on a yearly fashion show featuring outfits made of recyclable materials and use the foyer as a runway, students said.
—Melanie Asmar, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2025
Upon entering the white wood-sided and brick structure, an entry foyer immediately reveals river and marsh vistas.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Foyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foyer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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