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fast-food restaurant

NOUN
lunch counter
Synonyms
WEAK
cafeteria canteen deli delicatessen diner dog wagon drive-in restaurant hamburger stand hot-dog stand ice-cream parlor quick-lunch counter sandwich shop snack bar
NOUN
snack bar
Synonyms
WEAK
buvette cantina concession concession stand drive-in hamburger stand hot-dog stand lunch counter sandwich bar sandwich shop

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The fast-food restaurant owner on Wednesday posted a profit of $432 million, or $1.55 a share, in the quarter ended March 31, compared with $253 million, or 90 cents a share, a year earlier.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

When that man brought him to a fast-food restaurant and ordered hamburgers, Ahmad remembered, “I told him, ‘I don’t eat pork.’

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

The trend of cautious spending has affected the fast-food restaurant industry as a whole in recent months.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

And approximately 54% of men said they would be down to go on a first date at a fast-food restaurant.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2024

When the new Jack’s fast-food restaurant opened near our home, we begged to go there to buy French fries.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry