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pub

[puhb] / pʌb /


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Burnham's TikTok post rating pub snacks attracted a million views.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

“He knows that in order to have excellent public services, you need to have excellent relationships with business,” the pub owner said.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

Have you experienced this issue in a pub?

From BBC Aug. 18, 2026

In modern times, rising costs and changing social habits have led to the closure of thousands of pubs, making many Brits fiercely protective of pub culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

He waved idly in my direction and crouched down to sit cross-legged on the edge of the roof as casually as if we were meeting for a drink in a pub.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

“And the pubs definitely keep control of it.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

In modern times, rising costs and changing social habits have led to the closure of thousands of pubs, making many Brits fiercely protective of pub culture.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 18, 2026

However, pub and hospitality groups say taxes and employment costs are the big reasons why pubs are closing.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

Turning pubs into housing or offices will be made harder as part of changes to government planning rules in England.

From BBC Aug. 16, 2026

“It’s not that unusual, yeh get a lot o’ funny folk in the Hog’s Head — that’s one o’ the pubs down in the village.

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling




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