cafeteria
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"The building is falling apart, the cafeteria is too small. There's zero budget, zero resources, not enough supervisors," Raphael said.
From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026
What strikes you first are his scenes’ forthright emotions—a group of women tearfully sending their beaux off to fight in World War II, the isolation of a young man dining alone at a cafeteria.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In “Let Them Eat Goo,” South Park Elementary decides to replace its cafeteria meat with a plant-based substitute after Cartman suffers two heart attacks.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
A 2016 draft master plan earmarks the building as a veteran multipurpose union with a cafeteria as an alternate use.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
“Albie, we’ll put your cupcakes in the cafeteria, okay? And then you can pick them up to take home after school is out. Would someone like to volunteer to take them, please?”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
By 2006, House cafeterias had quietly restored the French names.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026
Cook is regularly spotted walking the halls of Apple Park or grabbing lunch at one of Apple’s Caffè Mac cafeterias.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026
School cafeterias are a common place for bullying to occur, she says, because the student-to-staff ratio is much higher than in a classroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
Restaurants and cafeterias have also been locked up as owners take precautionary measures.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025
I let “Rebel Girl” distract me from my general hatred of cafeterias and my particular dread about sitting with the band.
From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon
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