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Food in their freezer has been ruined and they had to drive 15 miles to a launderette, Mr Hills said.
From BBC • Dec. 1, 2021
The thing about London is that you can have a launderette and then look above it and it’s got this beautiful Regency architecture.
From New York Times • Oct. 21, 2021
“Who?” said Maria Jimenez, 51, folding clothes in a launderette.
From The Guardian • Nov. 9, 2015
But no amount of scripted drama, an elderly lady smoking in a launderette and lots of people arguing can match the explosiveness of sport.
From BBC • Feb. 19, 2015
We were soaked and filthy, desperately needed a launderette, clean, dry clothes, a square meal, and a Ripley’s Believe It or Not Museum.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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