cook
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Sekou Siby was a line cook from the Ivory Coast, who swapped shifts with one of the workers who died during a morning breakfast held in the restaurant on 9/11.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Prosecutors have started legal proceedings against nine of the ALSU's 10 crew members, excluding the cook, six of whom appeared in court on Thursday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
Campbell’s saw gains in demand for the broths that it sells, as cautious consumers try to cook more meals at home more quickly — generally, in less than 30 minutes.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 3, 2026
Potable water is water that is free of harmful bacteria and chemicals and is considered safe to drink and cook with.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
Maybe they intended to cook me in that.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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Ayala said that day, Adriana and her older sister had finished working as cooks at a Thai restaurant around 2 a.m. and decided to go out with two cousins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Frying food in front of friends can spark fear in the most seasoned of home cooks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
Many of them had saved money while toiling as farmworkers, cooks, custodians and construction workers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
These days most workers at colleges, from grad students to dining hall cooks, are unionized.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
The Lee brothers were part of a relatively small group of maids, cooks, and seamstresses who tended the main house and saw to the family’s every personal need.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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