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buffet

[buh-fay, boo-, boo-fay, buhf-it] / bəˈfeɪ, bʊ-, ˈbu feɪ, ˈbʌf ɪt /




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Then he fielded questions from members of the audience, who raised concerns about tenant evictions and taxes in between trips to the buffet.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2026

He added that some had locked themselves in toilets, and others showed "extraordinary bravery" in trying to fend Williams off by grabbing items such as a toaster from the buffet car to protect themselves.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

It feels like a “takeover by the Chinese of a different country,” said Rick Rappaport, a retiree from Arizona at the breakfast buffet of his hotel in Kashgar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

So we plan to cater a barbecue buffet from Palmetto Pig, one of our favorite restaurants, instead.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

“And to eat at that buffet thing,” Irene said.

From "The Miseducation of Cameron Post" by emily m. danforth

That’s how much searches on Yelp for all-you-can-eat buffets jumped in the course of a year, signaling a surge of interest in unlimited dining as diners face economic uncertainty and rising food prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026

Those resorts were once synonymous with the most generic budget vacations — packed buffets, weak drinks, brightly colored beachfront hotels that vacationers never leave — observed Bernstein analysts in a note on Friday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 23, 2026

"I still do buffets and things for players and long-standing fans. We have a game tonight, and I'm making the sandwiches now."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Oysters are a staple of brunch menus and seafood buffets across Australia, with local varieties famed for their rich, creamy flavour.

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

He had the look of a football player a few years past his prime, the type of guy who ate at buffets.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

Since then, Campbell’s, based in Camden, NJ, has struggled to adapt to changing consumer tastes that have buffeted the food industry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2026

In September, high tides and powerful wave activity from Hurricane Marie buffeted the San Clemente coastline, temporarily halting Pacific Surfliner and Metrolink service after more erosion and slope damage was spotted near the train tracks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Software companies, whose shares were buffeted this year by concerns that new AI tools would render them obsolete, were among the best performers in the S&P 500.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight, working in very difficult conditions as powerful winds buffeted the eastern region bordering Germany -- with a "mini-tornado" even striking a town outside the park.

From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026

Long, wordless screams buffeted at her, and she clapped her hands over her ears to protect herself from the sounds.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo

India’s prime minister has urged locals to stop buying gold for a year, an appeal aimed at defending the country’s foreign-exchange reserves as geopolitical headwinds keep buffeting the rupee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 11, 2026

But the challenges buffeting America these days go beyond the author’s charged and sometimes blinkered framework.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.

From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025

Globalization was buffeting the region with other big changes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2025

Near the sheer stone front of the generating station, a zeppelin slowed to a hover in the buffeting wind.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman


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