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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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According to Puerta, North was seriously injured late last year when he was hit by a car as he walked into Fromin’s deli in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

He can often be found at Nate & Al’s, the Beverly Hills deli he has a stake in.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

In a Burbank writers’ room, over deli sandwiches from down the street, someone asked, “What’s your one dating deal-breaker?”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

She perhaps represents a refreshing antidote to the kind of cooks whose recipes involve complicated ingredients you have to hunt for in a deli - instead, expect to find Marmite, fish fingers or frozen peas.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

She never wants to eat a deli chicken again.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti