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cater

[kay-ter] / ˈkeɪ tər /


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The Lesbian Bar Project reports that only 36 remain open in the U.S., and while trans women are welcome in these spaces, none of these bars specifically cater to them.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

“All of our politicians and parties cater towards old people, which is not a bad thing,” said Phoebe Dolan, 28, co-director and one of its founding members.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Whether he’s performing in Armenia, Mexico City, Paris or London, the comedian knows how to cater his act to the crowd — it’s never the same routine.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Apple is also in a position to cater to the very high-end of the market with the Duo, which IDC expects will ship more than 17 million units by next year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

Fred said a good vegetarian place would open soon, now that there was so much new investment in the country; somebody would figure out that there was a vegetarian market to cater to.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Aspen caters to the superrich, but it needs the plain-old rich, too.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Yet it doesn’t seem a coincidence to me that one newer show that caters to Generation Z, “Adults,” has a group of friends living rent-free in one of the character’s childhood home.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

His Marina del Rey company LaTerra Development recently completed a 575-unit complex along the 5 Freeway near the Burbank MetroLink station that caters to tenants in the entertainment industry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026

French luxury giant Chanel announced Thursday that it had acquired historic Parisian shirtmaker Charvet, having previously collaborated with the brand which caters mostly to men.

From Barron's ● Jul. 2, 2026

My mother's parents were part of the small merchant class that caters to officials, Peacekeepers, and the occasional Seam customer.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

They enjoy catered vegan meals and bring their laptops to couches with sweeping views of the San Francisco Bay.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026

Clients want to customize AI models and control their own data, and Palantir has catered to these needs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

In Auckland, the Hāngī Master, Rewi Spraggon, honors his ancestors with his traditional hāngī catered cooking.

From Salon ● Jul. 26, 2026

The stores catered to Chinese residents in Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026

“To Wilfrido Pipo’s office. He’s having a catered lunch for the local businesses.”

From "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora" by Pablo Cartaya

Uber expects the catering platform, with average orders exceeding $400, to boost its profit margins.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

He steers clear of healthcare providers or nursing homes catering to aging populations — “basically a fast-maturing and bad hedge to inflation” that won’t easily pass on rising costs to those residents.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026

They said that adding the support staff - who run IT, security, catering and cleaning as well as the library and student welfare - would bring the campus and the university to an effective standstill.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

For years, Khalwinder Singh Bhengura lived an unassuming life in Arlington, Texas, where the 69-year-old Indian immigrant works a graveyard shift preparing passenger meals for an airline catering company.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

The Hispanic Center catering job is hard core.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King




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