buffet
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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
The humble buffet that really brings you back to that memory.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
Canopies and buffet tables dotted the massive compound, which was green and landscaped, with the promise of a swimming pool in the back.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The buffets were wonderful—much better than any hotel restaurant I ever stayed in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026
That’s how much searches on Yelp for all-you-can-eat buffets jumped in the course of a year, signaling a surge of interest in unlimited dining as diners face economic uncertainty and rising food prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 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
He had the look of a football player a few years past his prime, the type of guy who ate at buffets.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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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
Douglas Belkin and Roshan Fernandez trace how the problems that have long buffeted the nation’s smaller schools are now spreading to bigger, richer universities—with midsize private schools such as Syracuse especially feeling the pinch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Nominated by Tonga, the former foreign trade minister joins a growing field to become secretary-general of the international organization that has been buffeted by global divisions and budget issues.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
The force of his flight buffeted her back, and she watched him climb into the sky, over the trees, and then he was gone into the cooling day.
From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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
As the scandals buffeting Mette-Marit's family mounted, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the time he agreed that she had exercised poor judgement.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
Especially in retail, the crosscurrents buffeting companies since the pandemic demand different approaches, said Adolfo Villagomez, who took the helm of 1-800-Flowers.com from its founder in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But the challenges buffeting America these days go beyond the author’s charged and sometimes blinkered framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
He orbited the chariot, gliding smoothly over the buffeting winds, spear raised.
From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda
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