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cafeteria

[kaf-i-teer-ee-uh] / ˌkæf ɪˈtɪər i ə /


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Its 30,000 district members include bus drivers, teaching assistants, supervision aides, custodians, gardeners, cafeteria workers and tech support workers.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

Five unions — including school clerical workers, plant and cafeteria managers, building trades and school police — settled their contracts previously.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

"People are talking more, going to the shops instead of just sitting in the cafeteria on their phones," he says.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

To pay the bills at Eastern Michigan University, she worked two jobs, at the cafeteria and as student supervisor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 21, 2026

For almost two hours, I’d forgotten how I’d never be able to eat lunch in the cafeteria again.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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