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bodega

[boh-dey-guh, baw-the-gah] / boʊˈdeɪ gə, bɔˈðɛ gɑ /




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So yeah, you can go into the bodega and pretend to be American.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 20, 2026

Bero is prominently featured in “Brand New Day” when Holland’s Peter Parker is shopping at a bodega.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The city stores’ “core basket of goods” isn’t “really some of the stuff that the bodega owners offer.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

She started filling up her son’s closet, and soon enough, she found herself selling her other finds out of a bodega in her garage.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2026

I like to visit the bodega next to the train and say hola to the lady at the counter.

From "Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish" by Pablo Cartaya

You may miss stocking up in well-lit superstores but enjoy getting to know shopkeepers who run tiny bodegas.

From MarketWatch Jun. 30, 2026

She said the city was considering discounts on “bread, milk, meat, chicken, eggs” and won’t offer such items as the lottery tickets and alcohol found in bodegas.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 17, 2026

Taylor said she backs another initiative proposed by state assembly member Linda Rosenthal, a prominent animal welfare advocate, who proposes allowing cats in bodegas under certain conditions.

From Barron's Feb. 10, 2026

It was near midnight, and he was gliding between stalls and bodegas, activating the city’s Muslim community—roughly 9 percent of New Yorkers—with his now signature mix of warmth and urgency.

From Slate Nov. 12, 2025

We got bodegas on both ends, which is cool, and a whole bunch of what my mom calls "interesting" folks who live in the middle.

From "When I Was the Greatest" by Jason Reynolds




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