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buffet

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




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One of the biggest money losers, serving about 3,000 people a day, is the buffet.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Budget hotel Circus Circus, owned by billionaire Phil Ruffin, has gone to great lengths to keep its buffet afloat.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Unordered prime rib from the hotel’s steakhouse goes into a stew at the buffet the next day.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

The buffet at the South Point keeps getting busier.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

Mrs. Caldwell creeps up behind me in the buffet line.

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles

Meanwhile, the expensive buffets in town are thriving, a reflection of the city’s high-end tilt.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

In the loop outside the theater are food trucks, buffets, and more than half a dozen Vancouver-area coffee, tea, and matcha pop-ups serving unlimited boutique offerings.

From Slate May 8, 2026

Footage seen by the BBC shows what appears to be undercooked food, buffets surrounded by flies and mould in rooms.

From BBC Apr. 7, 2026

Caesars Entertainment Corporation, a casino and hotel company that operated four Deen-themed buffets at various locations, ends its relationship with Deen less than two hours after her “Today” interview.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2025

She weathered the buffets of history with resilience—but she weathered the buffets of heredity with something more than resilience: a grace that we, as her descendants, can only hope to emulate.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The group's performance reflects the roller coaster ride by cocoa prices over the past five years when it has been buffeted by wars, poor harvests and economic worries in key markets.

From Barron's Jul. 9, 2026

Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

Marooned on the backbenches, Rayner could only watch on as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer was buffeted by a leadership crisis - and governed without her.

From BBC May 14, 2026

Analysts expect the measures to deliver near-term relief to the beleaguered rupiah, which has been buffeted by the market turmoil spurred by the Middle East conflict, and persistent concerns about Indonesia’s fiscal position and investability.

From The Wall Street Journal May 6, 2026

There were no leaves to stir in this wilderness, but the air buffeted his body and made his hair stream away from his face; it was wild outside him and wild within.

From "The Subtle Knife" by Philip Pullman

RAC spokesperson Rod Dennis said: "We recommend taking extra care on exposed, higher routes and being especially cautious when overtaking high‑sided vehicles, as the buffeting effect can catch some people out."

From BBC Apr. 4, 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

The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.

From Barron's Oct. 21, 2025

Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 13, 2025

This suggested that the atomic interior was an electromagnetic maelstrom buffeting the particle on his journey, not a serene, solid pudding.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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