salons

plural of salon
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as in museums
a building or part of a building in which objects of interest are displayed at its headquarters the company maintains a fashionable salon filled with works of modern art

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as in places
a building, room, or suite of rooms occupied by a service business a hair salon

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Recent Examples of salons The Chinese promotion venue will host matchmaking sessions organized by category – films, drama series, and microdramas – alongside international industry salons and cultural tourism route promotions. Jenny S. Li, Variety, 20 June 2026 The murder was the only subject of conversation in barber shops and beauty salons, in diners and bars. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026 From the 60-plus-car field to many fan zones, bars, restaurants, shops, miles of camp sites, viewing spots, the drivers parade in the city — even complimentary hair salons. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 16 June 2026 After nearly a decade working in some of the city’s most respected salons including Serge Mormant and Jenna Perry, the lovely (and extremely stylish) Jordan Luger is now located at Franklin’s, the buzzy new salon that’s just opened in Tribeca. Natalie Cantell, InStyle, 15 June 2026 Habermas also lavishes attention on coffeehouses, reading clubs, salons, and other in-between places where new ideas were taking shape. Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026 Neill Corporation was founded by president and chief executive officer Edwin Neill’s grandparents as a multiline hair care distributor in the late 1940s, and was the first company to invest in business education for salons. Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 9 June 2026 Palatial splendor merges with chalet coziness, particularly in the raclette and charcuterie-heavy Le Coin Savoyard restaurant (one of three in the hotel and four off-site) and in the salons, where sofas and traditional rugs are illuminated by chandeliers and dim sconces. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026 In recent days, families from around the region were flocking to Dubai’s malls for the Eid al-Adha break, while beauty salons have reportedly seen a constant flow of Russian women coming for a glamorous getaway. Melanie Swan, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
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Noun
  • Our arts and cultural organizations — festivals, theaters, museums, live music — generate nearly $300 million in economic activity each year and draw nearly a quarter of their audiences from outside the county.
    Anthony Tordillos, Mercury News, 24 June 2026
  • This summer through fall, three museums across the city—the USC Fisher Museum of Art, the Getty Research Institute, and LACMA—will have exhibits dedicated to Williams.
    Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 24 June 2026
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  • Terrell Carstens, a 25-year resident of Brookhaven, said she is frustrated the city made little effort to find places to cut costs instead of raising the rate.
    Reed Williams, AJC.com, 27 June 2026
  • Reception is no longer the decorative annex to proper criticism, but one of the places where criticism has to begin.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • Its historic, walkable Sonoma Plaza, an hour north of San Francisco, offers diverse dining, galleries, and events.
    Kaila Yu, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Dancers are turning to each other for support and professional favors, and are performing in unconventional venues, including art galleries.
    Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Noun
  • The University of Pittsburgh’s record-setting growth is reshaping both its campus and Oakland, as the university leans into a long-term expansion plan that adds student beds, new facilities and economic heft to one of Pennsylvania’s busiest urban districts.
    Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Renting out parking lots, auditoriums and other school facilities often involves coming in on weekends and troubleshooting issues with vendors throughout the week, the North Side principal said.
    Mila Koumpilova, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2026
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  • Into this warm void has come the French far right, seeing an issue that exposes the hypocrisy of the country’s politics and media establishments, whose denizens enjoy AC in their offices and television studios.
    Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026
  • The county performs about 14,000 inspections annually and about 97% of establishments pass, spokesman Ken Casparis previously told The Sacramento Bee.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado June 26, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026

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