commissary

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Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025

Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

Whatever money is left over after the blazes Lewis plans to put toward scholarships for formerly incarcerated firefighters or divvy up and donate to individual prisoners’ commissary accounts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025

Sometimes he would come in with a commissary officer looking for lime or nails or leather or all the hundreds of things armies need.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier