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across the counter



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Where other chefs might bark flat instructions or wave a knife in frustration, her words felt like a hand on your shoulder, a wink across the counter.

From Salon • Sep. 4, 2025

Next in line, we approached her with our scores and as she draped them across the counter, she looked at me and said, “You two are really sweet.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2023

Pints sling across the counter to construction workers wearing ski pants, while windburned teenagers — Lessar and his pals — nosh chicken barbecue pizza and play Battleship.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2023

“That’s a lot of people to do research on and figure out,” said Morgan Johnson, 25, as her black cat, Edgar, prowled across the counter of her plant shop in Juneau.

From New York Times • Jun. 1, 2022

He leaned across the counter, pecked her on the mouth, and strode out.

From "An Abundance of Katherines" by John Green




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