cafeteria
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Dahlia and Mark sit down with Slow Burn to discuss how Gorsuch fits into the current court, where he’s going next, and why he never took his job on the cafeteria committee seriously.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
That cafeteria approach to fare pricing came out of post-pandemic air-travel lessons, at least in part.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 13, 2026
Mannequins on display with USC football uniforms outside of the on-site cafeteria at the Bloom Football Performance Center.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
“I make a motion to appoint myself,” Verdugo said last week from a folding chair in an elementary-school cafeteria, looking out at dozens of constituents perched awkwardly on low kid-size benches.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Everybody in Mrs. Rouse’s class sat at one long table in the middle of the cafeteria.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Cook is regularly spotted walking the halls of Apple Park or grabbing lunch at one of Apple’s Caffè Mac cafeterias.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
An insidious bullying tactic is creeping into school cafeterias across the country: Kids are snapping and sharing photos of other students eating lunch.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
And it’s happening more frequently, as an increasing number of schools have slowly started to serve brand-name fast foods in their cafeterias.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2025
Restaurants and cafeterias have also been locked up as owners take precautionary measures.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
I let “Rebel Girl” distract me from my general hatred of cafeterias and my particular dread about sitting with the band.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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