diner

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She and others who sample potential menu items don’t try them until they’ve sat or been driven around in a car for 45 minutes, to better mimic the experience of the diner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

“I love a diner and a drive-in theater,” he says about his movie nights, where he screens films and serves TV dinners.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Located just outside Abadiânia, an agricultural town about 60 miles from Brasília, Route 60 is family diner, truck stop and country store rolled into one.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

“I’m going to the diner for a sick breakfast. Call me in the next ten if you want me to pick you up.”

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King