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cater

[kay-ter] / ˈkeɪ tər /


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It's clear in Pokhara, a major tourism hub at the foot of the Himalayas that's grown significantly in the past 30 years to cater for a massive increase in visitors.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

Their gatherings can be an antidote to the bleak upstate New York winters in a town where few nearby bars cater to students.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026

So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

Lesbian bars, and bars that cater to queer women, are few and far between.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Expensive hotels line the coasts, but the town center doesn’t cater to tourists too much.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

Consumer concern about overcharging, intensified by years of inflation, has come for none other than the very retailer that caters to low-income shoppers in 5-cent increments.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

The shift could place added strain on pension, healthcare and long-term care systems, while also creating opportunities in the so-called silver economy that caters to older consumers, the newspaper said.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2026

It caters to younger, higher-income shoppers but had also done well in rural and less wealthy areas, Saleh said.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026

Much of “Cursum Perficio” caters to neither the left nor the right.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026

My mother's parents were part of the small merchant class that caters to officials, Peacekeepers, and the occasional Seam customer.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

Vroman’s catered to various clientele and communities, from traveling dignitaries to academics and leisure readers on vacation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Clients want to customize AI models and control their own data, and Palantir has catered to these needs.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

The company initially catered heavily to cryptocurrency miners before the AI boom redirected its attention toward computing using Nvidia’s GPU processors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

But one of the primary reasons that narrative exists is that, for so long, mainstream filmmaking catered to the majority.

From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026

Her motel catered to a patchwork of local folks who were down on their luck.

From "Hole in My Life" by Jack Gantos

They lean casually against the trailers, finding respite in the shade, and line up at the catering tent, which is still serving breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

“I get requests for kosher catering, and I refer all of them to an actual kosher caterer in the area,” he says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

This year, the company has acquired chauffeur service Blacklane and parking app SpotHero, and announced deals to buy German food-delivery company Delivery Hero and catering platform ezCater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Arguably the original lifestyle influencer, Stewart started a catering business in the 1970s and rose to fame in the 1990s when she started her own magazine, Martha Stewart Living.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

Was I going to pass the rest of my life catering to this...this...this appetite?

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine


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