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bakery

[bey-kuh-ree, beyk-ree] / ˈbeɪ kə ri, ˈbeɪk ri /
NOUN
cooking business where baked goods are produced
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He made sure cameras followed him to his father’s favorite Rio bakery Saturday where he tucked into his father’s signature sweet treat of bread slathered with condensed milk.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Elizabeth Borges, 36, a bakery owner in McKinleyville, Calif., also believes the European lifestyle—which includes a lot of walking and is less stressful, she said—plays a role in how she feels while there.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 8, 2026

"I know I'm not going to be a millionaire running a bakery," says Phil Clayton.

From BBC Jul. 30, 2026

"I think the army has proved its success because people have started to return and they are comfortable with its presence in the village," Sbeih, 62, said as he waited at a bakery there.

From Barron's Jul. 28, 2026

When we walk into the house, the air smells like a bakery, with hints of cinnamon and warm butter.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

The only real crowds are to be found in the daytime -- at banks, cheap bakeries and outside the Spanish consulate, where hundreds clutch papers and wait to get off the island.

From Barron's Aug. 18, 2026

Especially at bakeries and cha chaan tengs, Cantonese diners.

From Salon Aug. 9, 2026

But Ottolenghi, who has 11 restaurants, cafes and delis, described the situation was "crippling" - not just for his own business, but for others running bakeries, cafes, and pubs.

From BBC May 29, 2026

Six new Pasadena bakeries to visit for cinnamon rolls, cookies, croissants, Labubu tarts, bagels, gluten-free desserts and vegan pastries.

From Los Angeles Times May 18, 2026

By the fall of 1979, Jorge del Pino speaks less and less with his daughter on her evening walks home from the bakeries.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García




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