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lost and found
(redirected from Lost property office)

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lost and found or lost-and-found (lôstn-found, lst-)
n.
A repository in a public place, as in a school or theater, where found items are kept for reclaiming by their owners.
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also checked how efficient lost property offices were, and found that five out of 16 train stations failed to contact owners when a coat and wallet clearly labelled with a name and phone number was handed in.
Staff 'in dark' over rail fares advice by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
When I reached the lost property office at the station and announced my predicament to the very friendly staff, it was as if they were expecting me.
Wallet lost, but my faith restored; InsideView by Birmingham Mail (England)
The Chronicle had been given a peek at the lost property office at Newcastle International Airport, where thousands of items are stored.
FLIGHTS OF FANCY; The bizarre items 2008's air passengers left behind by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)
 
 
 
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