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cafeteria

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


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In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.

From Salon Sep. 18, 2026

Dahlia and Mark sit down with Slow Burn to discuss how Gorsuch fits into the current court, where he’s going next, and why he never took his job on the cafeteria committee seriously.

From Slate Aug. 29, 2026

That cafeteria approach to fare pricing came out of post-pandemic air-travel lessons, at least in part.

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

Mannequins on display with USC football uniforms outside of the on-site cafeteria at the Bloom Football Performance Center.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 7, 2026

But as I started to focus on my own lunch, I heard Rachel’s voice from all the way across the cafeteria.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

Nearly 1 in 5 American 15-year-olds report being bullied at least several times a month, and 13% don’t feel safe in hallways, cafeterias, restrooms or other places at school.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 2, 2026

Cook is regularly spotted walking the halls of Apple Park or grabbing lunch at one of Apple’s Caffè Mac cafeterias.

From MarketWatch Aug. 29, 2026

Yet schools have many fixed costs, such as maintaining, repairing, heating and cooling school buildings, operating cafeterias and managing many administrative functions that cannot easily be scaled down when enrollment declines inevitably reduce funding.

From Salon Jul. 28, 2026

At UC hospitals, union members work in cafeterias, as radiology technologists, nurse’s aides and patient transporters, among other roles.

From Los Angeles Times May 13, 2026

I let “Rebel Girl” distract me from my general hatred of cafeterias and my particular dread about sitting with the band.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon




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