deli

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The bank’s internal review found Bodner had obtained preapproval to take a “client” and the client’s boyfriend to dinner at a local deli, but instead held a party at his home for family and friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

The sort of thing scooped from a deli tub and applied to bread with more obligation than desire.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026

"We are a butchery, fishmonger, a deli for your fruits, veg, local breads, honies, jams, preserves," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

According to Puerta, North was seriously injured late last year when he was hit by a car as he walked into Fromin’s deli in Santa Monica.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

I eat the deli food I’ve brought with me from a Minneapolis supermarket and go to bed with my clothes on, but not to sleep.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich