a la carte
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Plus, I didn’t waste hours researching and booking a la carte accommodations myself, where I could easily lose track of the trip’s total price tag.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
Buyers will choose features and amenities, a la carte, from a catalog of cost-added personalization features.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
In these fast-moving, unpredictable times, Europe's leaders are increasingly turning to a la carte coalitions, alongside traditional organisations like Nato or the EU, which are larger and therefore often slower to react.
From BBC ● Feb. 16, 2026
The San Francisco company now offers a la carte shopping—a departure from its traditional, stylist-curated subscription-box service—and gives customers more options on the number of items that are in a box, as examples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2025
This lunch is to have lemonade a la carte, and there isn’t a drop of water in the house.
From The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation by Lilian Garis
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