front desk
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front desks
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I told the receptionist at the front desk where I was going, and she said she felt guilty that she couldn’t be there herself, because of her evening shift.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
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
At the Dream Midtown in New York, the bathroom lighting was so dim I called the front desk to see if I was doing something wrong.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 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
Peter told me to go back and change and then meet him over by the front desk.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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