canteen
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Half-a-million pounds was spent on the Blue Flax canteen - which caters for assembly members, staff and visitors - when it was renovated last summer.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
People Before Profit assembly member Gerry Carroll said the canteen "needed a lick of paint and a bit more" but there were "huge questions" over the level of spending.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
“Having mobility strength is like having done the physical training and having the whole canteen of water as you hike up that mountain,” Chandrasekaran said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
The way Kilgore at first proudly offers his canteen to, but then thoughtlessly withdraws it from, an enemy soldier who is about to die is priceless, and reportedly based on a real incident.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
A flush of heat rose in her cheeks, and she sat back, busying herself with stowing the canteen and dirty rag.
From "The Reader" by Traci Chee
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