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white room

American  
[wahyt room] / ˈwaɪt ˌrum /

noun

  • white rooms
    plural
  1. clean room.


white room Scientific  

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He wanted to break them, and Las Vegas taught him how to work a white room without leaving himself behind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 31, 2026

Even in that chemistry read — which there’s just a white room and they’re sitting in a chair, pretending like they’re driving — you could tell there was something there between Taylor, Emma and Jordan.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2023

“Honey! Did you see the picture of Angie’s labradoodle?” she might ask as I walked into her small white room to thumbtack another family photo to the otherwise bare walls.

From Slate ● Jun. 4, 2023

The detective led her into a small, white room, where a white chair was waiting for each of them.

From Salon ● Nov. 22, 2022

My mind cycles through visions: my mom alone in my white room wondering where everyone she’s ever loved went.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon

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