buffet
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At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
Gaughan, 83, grew up in the city and remembers the late-night “chuck wagon” at the Flamingo, which his father once owned a stake in, a precursor of the modern Vegas buffet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
At least with the buffet, they could eat what they wanted—and be guaranteed to be very full.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Budget hotel Circus Circus, owned by billionaire Phil Ruffin, has gone to great lengths to keep its buffet afloat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Yeah. I told them I needed to go with you to the doctor because you’re afraid of needles and your mother is busy working a luncheon buffet at the hotel.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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The Vegas of cheap rooms, 24-hour buffets and slot machines is giving way to pricey concerts, luxury suites and Formula One racing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
In the loop outside the theater are food trucks, buffets, and more than half a dozen Vancouver-area coffee, tea, and matcha pop-ups serving unlimited boutique offerings.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
Footage seen by the BBC shows what appears to be undercooked food, buffets surrounded by flies and mould in rooms.
From BBC ● Apr. 7, 2026
Caesars Entertainment Corporation, a casino and hotel company that operated four Deen-themed buffets at various locations, ends its relationship with Deen less than two hours after her “Today” interview.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2025
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
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The interim period ushered in relative stability in trade policy as officials crafted a new set of levies to replace it—a welcome relief for trade-reliant firms buffeted by constant policy shifts over the past year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
The group's performance reflects the roller coaster ride by cocoa prices over the past five years when it has been buffeted by wars, poor harvests and economic worries in key markets.
From Barron's ● Jul. 9, 2026
When play did get under way, two hours later than scheduled, only six of the early starters broke par as strong winds buffeted an already tricky course on Long Island, New York.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
It was swinging wildly as strong winds buffeted the gas bag, and the witches pulling the rope were barely managing to hold it.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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The squarish contours offered a thousand places for whistling and buffeting to hide.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 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
As the scandals buffeting Mette-Marit's family mounted, Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said at the time he agreed that she had exercised poor judgement.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2026
The big bank found that spending was up strongly on entertainment and arts for the month, which its economists said underscored consumers’ appetite for experiences even with the economic headwinds buffeting Canada.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Rhaegal and Viserion were fighting over a scrap of meat, buffeting each other with their wings as smoke hissed from their nostrils.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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