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After a record burst of sales in March, the showroom floor is almost empty of outdoor chairs, tables and chaises for people to buy.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2021

The folding chairs are replaced with chaises longues; sounds of rain and surf emanate from hidden speakers.

From Nature • Sep. 1, 2020

Swimming pool cabanas and chaises “must allow for appropriate distancing,” and nightclubs and dayclubs - where dancers and revelers are usually packed tightly - will remain idle “until further notice.”

From Washington Times • May 4, 2020

On one side, white women sunbathe on chaises longues.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2013

He ejected them with celerity, and his servants watched with some satisfaction as these lords of the leaf stalked back out to their chaises, disappointed in their designs.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson