cafeteria
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As if California were to suddenly become akin to Enver Hoxha’s Albania and Brin would be forced to take meals of beetroot and groats in the collective’s cafeteria.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 1, 2026
Recent graduate Nihar Patel hadn’t eaten lunch in the cafeteria at his Fairfield, Ohio, school since his freshman year because of lunch-shaming.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 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
Inside, I started shedding layers, stuffing them into my backpack as I headed for the cafeteria to wait for the first bell.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
Vocabulary lists containing cafeteria
"Journeys," Vocabulary from Lesson 26
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