Foyer

Definitions

1. A lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.
2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the molten metal.
3. A hostel offering accommodation and work opportunities to homeless young people.
   UK

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Examples

“We had a drink⟳ in the foyer waiting for the play⟳ to start⟳.”

“Now it's big black cars and Riviera views / And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know⟳ you / And your secrets end⟳ up splashed on the news front page”

“"He's been waiting to jump⟳ my brain-bones since I left R&E. I could feel⟳ him hammering on the door." She trotted to the nearest wall and knocked on it for emphasis. "But whatever it is that makes us remember⟳ the good old days, it also makes us impossible to possess⟳ now. That's why Willie and I both woke up, and why Noè never got taken out by Mukami. So all I had to do was open⟳ my mind⟳ up to the guy, invite⟳ him in, then... gas the foyer, as it were."”

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