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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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Or, at least, love adjacent to a very good Italian deli.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

For people visiting New Jersey, deli shops have been a hot ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Or saw the National Guard put up an armed roadblock in the middle of a shopping district last year during federal immigration raids, just blocks from my wife’s market and deli.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

And the deli guy every Saturday morning would hand me a free slice of American cheese and I was like the luckiest kid in the world.

From Slate Jun. 20, 2026

He'd lived in the neighborhood since forever and remembered our place from back when it was a Jewish deli.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

But Ottolenghi, who has 11 restaurants, cafes and delis, described the situation was "crippling" - not just for his own business, but for others running bakeries, cafes, and pubs.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The company changed its name to Restaurant Depot in the 1990s and started serving more food operators across the U.S. including caterers, pizzerias and delis.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

“Once Hector’s took off, it felt like similar-style sandwich delis started popping up everywhere,” says Ross Howse, Melbourne-based digital creator of Bangin’ Sangas social media accounts.

From Salon Apr. 24, 2025

The rising cost of eggs has left one of the most famous delis in Los Angeles scrambling to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2025

From now on, I’ll only eat at farm-fresh artisan food trucks and iconic celebrity delis.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera




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