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bakery

[bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree] / ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri /
NOUN
cooking business where baked goods are produced
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She once filmed herself plating an elaborate dessert—a petit gâteau in the shape of a Christmas ornament from the Miami bakery Bachour—only to have it slip off her spatula and break.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Food and beverage sales increased as the company added more space in its stores for fresh food, snacks and bakery items.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

At a bakery in central London, stock has been flying off the shelves.

From BBC Aug. 11, 2026

Anita insists despite Epping's affluent vibe, with its Gail's bakery and M&S Food shop, the town has changed since last summer - and she now plans to move back to London.

From BBC Aug. 2, 2026

The gold satin skirt was wrapped and layered like a flaky golden pastry from a Parisian bakery.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Some had been successful in getting hold of solar eclipse glasses, but the vital eye protectors were in short supply in the run-up to the event with opticians, hardware shops and bakeries all selling out.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

And specialty retailers, such as bakeries and produce markets, will remain exempt from having to fulfill all the requirements.

From Salon May 22, 2026

Where are the best bakeries to buy celebration cakes?

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

Living in Tokyo in the early 1980s when our bakeries didn’t yet sell pita, I found directions in a discarded James Beard cookbook and made my own.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

We can’t find any bakeries, so we settle for a nearby grocery store, one of those fancy ones where a bag of organic apples costs more than our rent.

From "I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter" by Erika L. Sánchez




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