baggage claim
Americannoun
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baggage claims
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At the time of the explosion, there were approximately 300 people in the vicinity of baggage claim, but there was no evidence to suggest any had been a target.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
Eastern time on Sunday, according to reports on social media, with travelers forced to navigate a wait for security screening that stretched through the baggage claim area.
From Barron's ● Mar. 22, 2026
Most of the same passengers stood up without assistance and bounded off toward the baggage claim.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 18, 2025
Those colorful tile mosaics that decorate the long corridors toward baggage claim in five terminals at Los Angeles International Airport?
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 7, 2025
We followed the signs pointing to the baggage claim area, where we expected to find Pa and Big Ma, and somewhere during all that running we began to laugh.
From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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