cash register
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Decades before plastic became the default currency at the cash register and Venmo became a verb, pulling out a paper checkbook to pay for weekly groceries was a standard routine in American life.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
The viral dust-up is helping McDonald’s where it counts—at the cash register.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Now they’re changing the currency on the cash register.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 16, 2025
When Patterson first gained control over James Ritty’s 1879 invention, the cash register, he discovered he had a quality product with no demand.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
He was glad to leave the kitchen and take his stand by the cash register again.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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