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cafeteria

[kaf-i-teer-ee-uh] / ˌkæf ɪˈtɪər i ə /


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Debbie worked in the school cafeteria in fourth and fifth grade so she could eat free when her dad was on strike.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

Every student gets a MacBook Air—an upgrade from the midrange laptops given to most Swedish high-schoolers—and lunch is free at a cafeteria perched above a cavernous indoor skate park.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

Do they sort of sidle up to you in the elevator and say, “Good job”? Or do they ignore you in the cafeteria and hope that this passes?

From Slate • May 12, 2026

It represents some 30,000 bus drivers, teacher aides, custodians, gardeners, cafeteria workers and technical support staff.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

When it was time for lunch, the kids all took their lunchboxes to the cafeteria.

From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis




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