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sick room
 n.— «Mold in classrooms. This is so common in our schools that there is a term for it: “sick room,” meaning that black mold grows on the walls of the classroom.» —“Vote ‘yes’ to improve schools” by Angie Swiger Press-Register (Mobile, Alabama) Jan. 28, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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