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buffet

[buh-fay, boo-, boo-fay, buhf-it] / bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-, ˈbu feɪ, ˈbʌf ɪt /




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Then he fielded questions from members of the audience, who raised concerns about tenant evictions and taxes in between trips to the buffet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He added that some had locked themselves in toilets, and others showed "extraordinary bravery" in trying to fend Williams off by grabbing items such as a toaster from the buffet car to protect themselves.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

A buffet of bite-size videos: TikTok is awash in vertical dramas, a new form of entertainment intended to be watched exclusively on your phone.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

Now that we’re full of food from the buffet, everyone knows what’s coming next: speeches asking for money.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan

I miss the buffets on Fremont Street in Vegas in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Those resorts were once synonymous with the most generic budget vacations — packed buffets, weak drinks, brightly colored beachfront hotels that vacationers never leave — observed Bernstein analysts in a note on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I still do buffets and things for players and long-standing fans. We have a game tonight, and I'm making the sandwiches now."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Oysters are a staple of brunch menus and seafood buffets across Australia, with local varieties famed for their rich, creamy flavour.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

Then again, I think of the after-church lunches I used to go to with their big buffets, all-you-can-eat style.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

This is in stark contrast to last week which saw areas buffeted by a cluster of storms developed by a powerful Atlantic jet stream.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Like other airlines, TAP has been buffeted by soaring jet fuel costs from the war in the Middle East.

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

The problems that have long buffeted the nation’s smaller schools are now spreading to the nation’s bigger, richer universities—with midsize private schools such as Syracuse especially feeling the pinch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight, working in very difficult conditions as powerful winds buffeted the eastern region bordering Germany -- with a "mini-tornado" even striking a town outside the park.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

The remaining three, however, were flying on, buffeted hard but keeping to their course.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

It’s not unlike what the Dodgers do, with their prize-winning farm system buffeting their star-studded,championship-winning, big-league club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

India’s prime minister has urged locals to stop buying gold for a year, an appeal aimed at defending the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as geopolitical headwinds keep buffeting the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Eyewitnesses told Swiss media that strong winds were buffeting the mountainside when the crash happened.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

Outside the sky was clear, but icy gusts of wind were buffeting our barracks every few minutes, sending fresh dust puffs up through the floorboards.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston


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