commissary
Example Sentences
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The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
The next day, Sinodis said, his client’s commissary and phone accounts were zeroed out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
As Erewhon has increased its footprint around Los Angeles County, it has expanded and relocated its commissary every few years to keep up.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
Sometimes he would come in with a commissary officer looking for lime or nails or leather or all the hundreds of things armies need.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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