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cafe

[ka-fey, kuh-, ka-fey] / kæˈfeɪ, kə-, kaˈfeɪ /


café


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Their daughters ran to a cafe to retrieve the life jacket and flotation ring used by Craig, who said: "I think the floating devices have to be closer to the front of the shore."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

Leonie Powling, 19, had been working in the nearby cafe and recalled watching people administer CPR to those pulled from the water.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

On Friday morning, the cafe and tonic bar in the Manhattan Beach Erewhon was bustling with customers ordering smoothies, coffees and breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

The cafe, which started as a pop-up in 2012, now has two locations in the Austrian capital, where omas and opas bake the strudel, Linzer torte and other goodies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

They pick apples and have lunch in the old apple orchard, where there’s a little cafe now, or they take picnics down to the meadow beside the river.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

The report said: "Emmerdale Village was designed to include everything a typical rural village would have, including a village hall, café, church, residential dwellings and more."

From BBC Jul. 26, 2026

He confesses to catching one game—a victory for Spain—in a ramshackle café in a Galician village.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 4, 2026

Add coffee, whether that’s hot in a thermos, iced in a travel mug or purchased from a nearby café on the way to the park, and you’re done.

From Salon Jun. 18, 2026

Literally there were people sitting outside the café that were like, “Go home.”

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 18, 2026

When I came back and looked in the café, twenty minutes later, Brett and Pedro Romero were gone.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

“The hype started in Japan. In Japan there are even cafés where you have contact with capybaras. And the internet helped, and the public is always curious. They want to know about the species.”

From Slate May 27, 2026

Some of Hollywood's biggest names are in Scotland for a remake of the 80s cult hit Highlander - and have been surprising locals by turning up at shops and cafés in the Highlands.

From BBC May 1, 2026

The government has said it is "protecting pubs, restaurants and cafés with the Budget's £4.3bn support package".

From BBC Jan. 14, 2026

Jollibee currently manages and operates a portfolio which includes 19 brands with over 10,000 stores and cafés across 33 countries, and holds ownership stakes in brands such as The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

“But there are better cafés than this particular one”—he gestures at the window next to them—“within a reasonable distance, if you don’t mind a damp walk. I’m afraid I don’t have an umbrella with me.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern




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