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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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Rams safety Quentin Lake texted Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert to apologize after saying on a podcast that Herbert was ‘throwing deli meat’ and ‘seeing ghosts’ during Sunday’s game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2026

We inspect the gasoline pump and the deli scale.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2026

“He was throwing deli meat out there,” Rams safety Quentin Lake said this week on the “St. Brown Podcast,” apparently joining the current inclination of using sandwich-related metaphors to describe bad passes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2026

Jenkins said her favourite part of the show was the deli counter, hung with salami, Parma ham, lemons, chillies and strings of onions and garlic.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

We reentered the deli from the rear, through the cramped kitchen and into the dining area.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The distinction between kosher delis and “kosher-style” delis is significant to people who observe the laws of kashrut.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

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

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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