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bodega

[boh-dey-guh, baw-the-gah] / boʊˈdeɪ gə, bɔˈðɛ gɑ /




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Mr. Marte started working as a bodega worker at 18.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

After holding up an egg-cheese-and-jalapeño sandwich from a local shop, he announced, “I look forward to delivering for every single bodega owner.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

The sequence in Episode 2, when the bodega is raided and people are dragged away by the Anti-Vigilante Task Force, that was filmed before Los Angeles, before Minnesota — before all of it.

From Los Angeles Times May 6, 2026

Rimada photographs the felines for his social media followers and last year launched a petition to legalize bodega cats, which drew nearly 14,000 signatures.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

It was those same two cops—the white dude and Black woman that had shined their light on us—who showed up at the bodega after Manny had called them.

From "The Stars Beneath Our Feet" by David Barclay Moore

You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

Private mini-markets and clothing stores with well-stocked shelves have largely supplanted state "bodegas" and ration books in the past five years since SMEs were introduced.

From Barron's Jun. 19, 2026

She said the city was considering discounts on “bread, milk, meat, chicken, eggs” and won’t offer such items as the lottery tickets and alcohol found in bodegas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

It was near midnight, and he was gliding between stalls and bodegas, activating the city’s Muslim community—roughly 9 percent of New Yorkers—with his now signature mix of warmth and urgency.

From Slate Nov. 12, 2025

When Boaz arrived in the East Village, there was nothing open except bagel shops, bodegas, and grocery stores.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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