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buffet

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




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They usually have a line and a wait too, but this day there wasn’t and the breakfast buffet was really popping off.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 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 group had come for a Southern-style buffet.

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

“And to eat at that buffet thing,” Irene said.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

I miss the buffets on Fremont Street in Vegas in the 1970s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

Earlier this year, Yelp noted a 252% increase from 2025 in consumer searches for all-you-can-eat buffets in its annual trend report.

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

Since then, Campbell’s, based in Camden, NJ, has struggled to adapt to changing consumer tastes that have buffeted the food industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

This is in stark contrast to last week which saw areas buffeted by a cluster of storms developed by a powerful Atlantic jet stream.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

Software companies, whose shares were buffeted this year by concerns that new AI tools would render them obsolete, were among the best performers in the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 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

On a number of occasions that meant that Spindle himself got buffeted around.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall

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

India’s prime minister has urged locals to stop buying gold for a year, an appeal aimed at defending the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as geopolitical headwinds keep buffeting the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

Eyewitnesses told Swiss media that strong winds were buffeting the mountainside when the crash happened.

From BBC ● Mar. 18, 2026

The big bank found that spending was up strongly on entertainment and arts for the month, which its economists said underscored consumers’ appetite for experiences even with the economic headwinds buffeting Canada.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Far above in the buffeting midair, Tialys and Salmakia soared over the valley, trying to see down to the cave.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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