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buffet

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




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A buffet of bite-size videos: TikTok is awash in vertical dramas, a new form of entertainment intended to be watched exclusively on your phone.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

The trailer alone promises a scene-chewing buffet served by a cast stacked with British TV favorites, including “Ted Lasso” alumnus Nick Mohammed.

From Salon ● Sep. 4, 2026

Once farmers and ranchers arrived in California, their stock of calves and pigs and crops were a bear buffet, and that got bears killed much more often than any unprovoked attacks on humans.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

My final meal before heading to the airport wasn’t a breakfast buffet but the best and cheapest prosciutto and mozzarella sandwich of the trip.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

I don’t think he’s moved all night, except when the dessert buffet came out.

From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King

"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

Labor costs are lower, with self-service buffets needing fewer servers than a traditional restaurant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 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

Plus, Trump’s frustrations over the Iran war, behind the scenes with our travel columnist, and the fight to save all-you-can-eat buffets in Las Vegas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

Then again, I think of the after-church lunches I used to go to with their big buffets, all-you-can-eat style.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle

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

Douglas Belkin and Roshan Fernandez trace how the problems that have long buffeted the nation’s smaller schools are now spreading to bigger, richer universities—with midsize private schools such as Syracuse especially feeling the pinch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026

Nominated by Tonga, the former foreign trade minister joins a growing field to become secretary-general of the international organization that has been buffeted by global divisions and budget issues.

From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026

But shareholders have pushed back against hefty pay packages, which come during a period of upheaval in Hollywood that has been buffeted by job losses from media consolidation and outsourcing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026

Hunched on a bench in the hallway, she looked like a guttering candle, its flame buffeted by the wind.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026

This is probably the most resilient footballer Scotland has ever produced, a man who has endured a physical and mental buffeting without ever breaking.

From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026

It’s not unlike what the Dodgers do, with their prize-winning farm system buffeting their star-studded,championship-winning, big-league club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026

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

As she lay there in my arms, and I in hers, the flapping and buffeting came to the window again.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker




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