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eatery

[ee-tuh-ree] / ˈi tə ri /




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Pinky Cubacub, 55, said she bought $500 worth of plywood at a lumber store for her eatery on Guam.

From Barron's Jul. 5, 2026

Today, the first-floor eatery serves classic American comfort food, while the tavern features an original 1920 bar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 25, 2026

The complex was best known as the longtime home of the beloved Italian eatery Casa Nostra Ristorante, which closed a week before the Jan. 7, 2025, Palisades Fire and never reopened.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2026

The Food Standards Agency advises people with an allergy visiting a restaurant to be upfront with the eatery and make sure it is able to make the changes to suit any dietary needs.

From BBC Apr. 15, 2026

But since it was past midnight, the kitchen was closed, so the trio repaired instead to an all-night local eatery on Sixth Avenue, the Waldorf Cafeteria—a Greenwich Village hangout for artists, writers, and roustabouts.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

“We’ve had some great things, like bookstores and eateries that have flourished sometimes for a decade or two, but it faded out,” Kuntz said.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

Itai Ben Eli, co-founder of Sof Hospitality, has been fielding calls from parents who want him to offer their child a job at one of his six eateries in Austin, Texas; Houston and New Orleans.

From The Wall Street Journal May 24, 2026

The intersection, where vehicles were performing doughnuts and other stunts, is surrounded by eateries and small businesses.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 12, 2026

India's government has stressed that the country's energy supplies are stable, but several commercial eateries across the country have shut since the war began due to a shortage of cooking gas.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2026

There was a heat unlike anything I’d ever felt, a heat from the great buildings, compounded by the millions of people jamming themselves into subway cars, into bars, into those same tiny eateries and cafes.

From "Between the World and Me" by Ta-Nehisi Coates




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