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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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Comedian Romesh Ranganathan said he is "gutted" after the 89-year-old bakery chain he part-owns shut down.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

“I thought, ‘Oh, my God, if the building comes down, I’m going to be trapped underground,’” said Errasti, who owns a bakery.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

“I dream about opening up a bakery and making all these baked goods. But I know on day two, I’ll hate it because I’ll have to make a living out of it.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

New York bakery The Dotcakes went viral in May for its flat-topped, single serve cakes, covered in buttercream and "dots", as they're now being called online.

From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026

They watched him walk back and enter the bakery.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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