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coffeehouse

[kaw-fee-haus, kof-ee-] / ˈkɔ fiˌhaʊs, ˈkɒf i- /


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Yet Kay never stopped writing songs; occasionally she’d even perform them at school coffeehouse nights.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

The job cuts include about 120 technology workers who declined to relocate to Nashville and 104 employees in coffeehouse design and development.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Starbucks has banked on higher service standards and warmer coffeehouse vibes as part of its effort to recharge sales.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

"In the mornings, when the school bus comes, dust rises everywhere," Polat, 52, told AFP at a local coffeehouse.

From Barron's ● Feb. 19, 2026

When he’d stormed out, everyone at the coffeehouse had stared at Mister Hertzoon’s red, embarrassed face.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo

Under CEO Niccol, Starbucks has tried to refurbish its coffeehouses to make them more welcoming, and has also moved to clean up its online ordering and pickup process.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 29, 2026

The company does have long-term ambitions to open as many as 5,000 new U.S. coffeehouses, but in the near term it needs to pull internal growth levers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026

There’s also the fact that these new third-wave coffeehouses don’t have the pall of controversy surrounding them.

From Slate ● Dec. 22, 2025

Starbucks will enter the Olympic arena for the first time by providing specially designed coffeehouses in the Olympic and Paralympic village, competition venues and volunteer hubs for athletes, fans and spectators.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2025

The markets bustled with activity; the taverns and coffeehouses buzzed with conversation; the federal, state, and local governments took up the business they had left off in September.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy


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