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sanitorium

noun

as in sanatorium

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Recent Examples of sanitorium Established in 1855 as a military post to fight against the Mescalero Apache, the fort went on to play a minor role in the Civil War and later served as a tuberculosis sanitorium and a World War II internment camp. — Allison Savage Bates, Denver Post, 19 July 2026 Italian designer Matteo Thun was responsible for the makeover of what used to be a sanitorium. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 My great-grandmother died from tuberculosis in a sanitorium with concrete floors. — Ben Lerner, The New York Review of Books, 23 July 2020 On Neurosyphilis and Fighting Fire with Fire Staten Island's Sea View sanitorium was abandoned in the 1970s and has laid in ruins, devoured by the surrounding vegetation for many decades. — Rebecca Kreston, Discover Magazine, 27 Jan. 2016

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The house was so quiet, with floors made of the same marble as the maze, and curtains of pale velvet and four-poster beds, and the sanatorium feeling of glasses of milk that appeared daily on her bedside table.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
The site was home to a sanatorium for internal diseases in the early 20th century, founded by the physician Theodor Büdingen.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 July 2026

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Since 2021, nearly 50 North Carolina hospitals and the state’s health department have begun distributing the wristbands, to give mothers and care providers a visual reminder of the life-threatening health risks after birth.

— Andrew Jones, CNN Money, 17 Aug. 2026
More than a dozen people were taken to a government hospital for treatment, said Shailendra Kumar, a civil official.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of hospital

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Bob Merlis, the band’s representative, confirmed the news, saying Beard died while in hospice care, surrounded by family, at his ranch in Richmond, Texas.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026
The band’s longtime rep Bob Merlis confirmed to our sister publication Rolling Stone that Beard died at his ranch in Richmond, Texas, while in hospice care.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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