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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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I set up my cutting board at the bar in front of the television, clean and chop everything, then stash it in labeled deli tubs.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2026

Part of the draw is old-school deli theater.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

Sat Bains ran a breakfast pop-up on Sunday at a small deli in West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, to support local businesses during a difficult time for the hospitality industry nationally.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

And he added that the company operates in an industry niche — prepared deli food — that has a combined $40 billion in U.S. sales.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026

The cutting machine worked like a deli sheer, peeling off slices about this size: The slices fell onto a droplet of water and rested on the droplet’s surface.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

There used to be a lot more really good delis in L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

Schwartz’s, one of Montreal’s most famous delis, has stopped serving the iconic US-made black cherry soda that has been a fixture at the restaurant for decades.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

Meanwhile, two delis near her childhood home in Chappaqua, N.Y., have added Caesar wraps to their menus in her honor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

DNA testing further revealed that while the meat came from different grocery store delis, the bacteria that made consumers sick were genetically similar.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2024

They were called delis, and there were foreign symbols in the windows, and underneath them the word kosher.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago


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