buffet
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Once farmers and ranchers arrived in California, their stock of calves and pigs and crops were a bear buffet, and that got bears killed much more often than any unprovoked attacks on humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Abraham Asael Faviãn Campech visited Excalibur’s buffet before a recent BTS concert and piled three plates high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
There’s a counter with sandwiches, pastries, salads and more, but no buffet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
She couldn’t imagine this ever happening at Bombay Bistro, a tiny Indian buffet place that was her family’s idea of a fancy dinner out.
From "When Dimple Met Rishi" by Sandhya Menon
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Meanwhile, the expensive buffets in town are thriving, a reflection of the city’s high-end tilt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the loop outside the theater are food trucks, buffets, and more than half a dozen Vancouver-area coffee, tea, and matcha pop-ups serving unlimited boutique offerings.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
But he has now set up a new account sharing the same kinds of videos, showing "roadmen" at grubby "infinity pools" and "taxpayer-funded buffets".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
Caesars Entertainment Corporation, a casino and hotel company that operated four Deen-themed buffets at various locations, ends its relationship with Deen less than two hours after her “Today” interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
Sand buffets my face, biting at my skin before solidifying into another creature.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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The group's performance reflects the roller coaster ride by cocoa prices over the past five years when it has been buffeted by wars, poor harvests and economic worries in key markets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Marooned on the backbenches, Rayner could only watch on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was buffeted by a leadership crisis - and governed without her.
From BBC ● May 14, 2026
Others are trying to deal with volatile markets buffeted by war, tariff wars and uncertainty over the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate moves.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
All the riders’ eyes flickered to Taisin and Kaede, and Kaede felt as though she had just been buffeted by a strong wind.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
Especially in retail, the crosscurrents buffeting companies since the pandemic demand different approaches, said Adolfo Villagomez, who took the helm of 1-800-Flowers.com from its founder in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025
Near the sheer stone front of the generating station, a zeppelin slowed to a hover in the buffeting wind.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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