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front desk

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noun

front desks plural
  1. reception desk.


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The hostess working the front desk at the bar compliments my hair, which, to be honest, is in desperate need of a cut.

From Slate Jun. 2, 2026

A custom code assigned at the front desk gets you into your pod wing, and from there to the bathroom and showers.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

"I think those of us who use the NHS, the lived experience is one of disconnected, fragmented systems, explaining who you are to a different person on every ward, at the front desk," he said.

From BBC Apr. 14, 2026

I actually called the front desk to ask if it was me or was the bathroom really that dark.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

I take the stairs two at a time, stride through the main doors, and head for the front desk.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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