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commissary

[kom-uh-ser-ee] / ˈkɒm əˌsɛr i /
NOUN
deputy
Synonyms


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Meanwhile, she’s tormented by the knowledge that Hadley was only 20 or so paces from the safety of the Mystic commissary, if only she’d left her cabin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

As Erewhon has increased its footprint around Los Angeles County, it has expanded and relocated its commissary every few years to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

In order to do so, the company would first need to build an East Coast commissary similar to the one in Vernon, he said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025

The leftover money will either go toward the inmates’ commissary accounts or scholarship funds for formerly incarcerated firefighters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 17, 2025

I would be spending brief periods on a gallery but would also have a lot of time off, accompanying inmates to the mess hall and, later, to the commissary or package room or school building.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover




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