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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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The bank’s internal review found Bodner had obtained preapproval to take a “client” and the client’s boyfriend to dinner at a local deli, but instead held a party at his home for family and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

You turn around and a beautiful building is gone or a great deli is out of business.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

Fresh business were pressured compared with the previous year, driven in part by lower values for deli small birds and the impact of winter storms, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

A pinch of celery seed for that classic deli whisper.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

My route to the hospital took us by way of the deli.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda




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