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cafeteria

[kaf-i-teer-ee-uh] / ˌkæf ɪˈtɪər i ə /


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All 400 seats in the sweltering auditorium were filled, with an additional 300 people in the cafeteria.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Foreign guests of the regime enjoyed a privileged diet of fruits, vegetables and cheeses while in the school cafeteria she and her students met with “starch, grease and gruel.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

Army would set up a table inside the cafeteria of our high school where they would recruit these kids—not even young men and women—into the service.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

As if California were to suddenly become akin to Enver Hoxha’s Albania and Brin would be forced to take meals of beetroot and groats in the collective’s cafeteria.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Then the cafeteria door opens and Kylee sticks her head out the door.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

School cafeterias are a common place for bullying to occur, she says, because the student-to-staff ratio is much higher than in a classroom.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

At UC hospitals, union members work in cafeterias, as radiology technologists, nurse’s aides and patient transporters, among other roles.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

As someone who grew up with rock ’n’ roll, the hyper-amplified early Philip Glass Ensemble, and really noisy cafeterias, I was unbothered.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

Restaurants and cafeterias have also been locked up as owners take precautionary measures.

From BBC Jan. 17, 2025

Not the kind that you see at construction sites, or in school cafeterias whenever there was a spill.

From "Patina" by Jason Reynolds




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