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restaurant

[res-tuh-rahnt, -trahnt] / ˈrɛs təˌrɑnt, -trɑnt /


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Tamburella had been hoping the restaurant would sponsor a visa for him that allows skilled workers to be permanent residents.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Davide Tamburella was fired from the now-closed La Costa restaurant in May, a fortnight after a meeting with management who had a string of complaints about the chef's behaviour.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Outback Steakhouse is not the only full-service casual dining restaurant to face challenges since the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Taco Bell has been outpacing the broader quick-service restaurant industry since the end of September, Yum!

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Whereas, if the same incident takes place in a bustling restaurant full of people, by the time you draw attention to your plight you may have already turned blue and fallen to the floor.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

Hotels, restaurants, financial firms and construction companies also added more jobs.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Cerca Trova also operates Outback Steakhouses in Arizona, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico but said that California’s minimum wage laws have made labor especially pricey for a majority of its restaurants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

A closely followed survey of service companies such as banks, retailers and restaurants registered 54.5% in October versus 54.9% in the prior month, the Institute for Supply Management said.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Casual-dining chain BJ’s Restaurants sells one of its signature cookies with just about every other order, helping to bring people into its restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Before I can glare some more at Woo, the sword begins vibrating in my hands like those electric coasters that restaurants give you.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer


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