cafeteria
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That cafeteria approach to fare pricing came out of post-pandemic air-travel lessons, at least in part.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
I’m eating on the plane, and it’s usually a very cafeteria kind of thing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
All 400 seats in the sweltering auditorium were filled, with an additional 300 people in the cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
Vegetarian food is served cafeteria style and in practice if not by decree, eaten slowly, putting down the fork between bites.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
Like how, when I ran out of the cafeteria in tears, Leo didn’t come after me.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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
In many cases, both the chains and the institutions themselves profit from these deals, turning cafeterias and lobbies into a quiet engine of revenue.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
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
At cafeterias — eating factories, these seemed to him, most advanced and efficient, especially the Automats with their machines lit bright as a stage.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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