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cafeteria

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


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Staff pushed furniture aside and crammed into the cafeteria inside the company’s sleek, open-air headquarters as executives took the stage.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

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

From MarketWatch Aug. 13, 2026

SpaceX’s compensation philosophy historically favored equity over cash salaries, so this windfall extends well beyond executives and engineers to include nontechnical staff, entry-level workers and even cafeteria employees.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 29, 2026

Army would set up a table inside the cafeteria of our high school where they would recruit these kids—not even young men and women—into the service.

From Slate Jun. 17, 2026

Like a gracious host inviting people into her home, Rachel stood and called out over the growing din of the cafeteria, “Alyx, Oliver! Over here.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

An insidious bullying tactic is creeping into school cafeterias across the country: Kids are snapping and sharing photos of other students eating lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

Post-primary pupils face price rises of 19% on food they buy from school cafeterias, while pre-school prices will also go up.

From BBC Nov. 5, 2025

Still, vegan meals are hardly the default in California cafeterias, and in many places, they're unheard of.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2024

And the food-service company that recently introduced an all-vegetarian menu in the San Francisco Unified School District credits students with having "led the way" in asking for less meat in their cafeterias.

From Salon Oct. 16, 2024

We could have fit 6 of my elementary school cafeterias in here.

From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty




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