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tavern

[tav-ern] / ˈtæv ərn /


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At Gus’ Sip & Dip, a newly opened tavern in Chicago that specializes in cocktails and French dip sandwiches, co-owner Bob Broskey offers “Gus’ Coins,” to regulars, which allows them to skip the line.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

The police added that the tavern was licensed.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

In “Twenty-Sided Tavern,” there are three core actors playing and acting out the game, one dungeon master and a sort of tavern keeper helping to keep score and track of the story.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

We could have been in a sailor’s tavern in Whitefish Bay in 1975.

From Slate • Nov. 10, 2025

I slipped across the barnyard, through the kitchen and into the tavern.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier