cantina
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According to testimony, Erickson and Grossman were drinking margaritas at a local cantina before the pair got into their respective vehicles and headed to Grossman’s home to watch a presidential debate.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
It was truly a spectacle that combined the aspects of a rock concert, “Christian” evangelical megachurch service, crime family gathering, bazaar, Mos Eisley cantina from "Star Wars" and a professional wrestling supercard.
From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024
The opening scene in “The Acolyte” takes place in an eatery crowded with colorful aliens, a callback to the Mos Eisley cantina from the first “Star Wars” movie, in 1977.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2024
Martinez ran the cantina from 2000 to 2019.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 3, 2023
But the facts remained: she was an old cantina dancer with eyes like a cat.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
English speakers pour out of cafes and, on Sundays, cantinas are packed with young people in sports jerseys, the televisions switched from soccer to American football.
From New York Times ● Dec. 28, 2022
In 1970 he wrote the seminal Latin American love song “Yolanda,” which is still an enduring favorite everywhere from Old Havana’s tourist cafes to Mexico City cantinas.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2022
Adorned with bright lights, it’s also home to a number of cantinas and restaurants.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
One thing I've heard from friends who have found themselves suddenly at home is how much they miss their neighborhood cantinas and restaurantes.
From Salon ● Apr. 5, 2020
When the word passed into the Italian, it became “cantina;” and cantinas may be found among all nations who have drawn their language from the Latin.
From English: Composition and Literature by W. F. (William Franklin) Webster
