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a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business an ice cream parlor with an old-timey theme

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Recent Examples of parlor Set almost entirely within a beauty parlor, the story complicates when Victoria must care for a neighbor’s sacrificial rooster intended for a church offering. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 June 2025 In 2016, Batchelor purchased a block of three buildings, the de facto hub of Sperryville, which was then a no-fills pizza parlor, a general store, and a grill-style restaurant. Madeline Weinfield, Southern Living, 13 July 2025 That could mean higher prices for Americans at the grocery store, at the pizza parlor — anywhere that uses tomatoes. Natasha Chen, CNN Money, 13 July 2025 An old scam that is still being used effectively by scammers involves a flyer under the door to your hotel room that purportedly is an advertisement for a local pizza parlor. Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for parlor
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  • Engelbert mentioned Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa as places that could have huge interest in the WNBA.
    Doug Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2025
  • What Happens Next Consumers who have purchased the affected products are urged not to consume them and to return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025
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  • That pressure caused the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to halt the shipments and dispose of the waste at facilities outside Michigan.
    Sophia Valchine, Freep.com, 24 July 2025
  • The overhaul includes a new telecommunications network and potential consolidation of air traffic control facilities.
    Rick Barrett, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
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  • Foxx has centered her criticism on establishment Democrats circling the wagons for establishment candidates, noting that three senior Democratic members of Congress died within the first six months of Trump’s second term, handing Republicans a larger advantage.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • Entry level candidates can join the deck, engine or steward’s department in an entry-level position by contacting a company or a union hall or training at a maritime academy, college, school or training establishment.
    Jalen Williams, Freep.com, 14 July 2025

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“Parlor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/parlor. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.

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