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sanitorium

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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 latter was a sanatorium for tuberculosis patients in its heyday, which feels thematically right somehow.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 25 Aug. 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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In arguing for their release, friends, relatives and former cellmates of the brothers pointed to programs the brothers have spearheaded in prison, including classes for anger management, meditation and helping inmates in hospice care.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The family said the brothers have established a hospice program and have launched a beautification project during their more than three decades in prison.

— Alex Stone, ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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