bar
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"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
But it requires lots of paperwork, and it's a tough bar to meet: it must be proved that a business is a serious nuisance, or that disorderly, offensive or criminal behaviour is likely to occur.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
Dick Fosbury flopping over the bar in the high jump.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026
There’s no doubt, “Cars” lowered the bar for the studio.
From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026
When the microwave beeps, he brings the hot chocolate over to the bar and sets the cookies in front of me.
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
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