buffet
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The other factor in the region’s monster-sized smallmouth population is environmental: The arrival and prevalence of goby fish, an invasive species which arrived in the 1990s and became a smallmouth-fattening buffet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026
The restaurant at his casino, which used to operate around the clock, has laid off about 20 employees and switched to a buffet format that is open only in the morning.
From Barron's ● Aug. 29, 2026
Once farmers and ranchers arrived in California, their stock of calves and pigs and crops were a bear buffet, and that got bears killed much more often than any unprovoked attacks on humans.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
At the buffet for the central command post in Lege-Cap-Ferret, it takes two full-size catering trays to contain the range of artisanal cheeses crumbling or oozing onto the warm metal for the firefighters' pleasure.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
It was a hellhound—a black mastiff with its front paws up on the buffet line and its muzzle buried in the scrambled eggs.
From "The Sea of Monsters" by Rick Riordan
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Oysters are a staple of brunch menus and seafood buffets across Australia, with local varieties famed for their rich, creamy flavour.
From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026
In the loop outside the theater are food trucks, buffets, and more than half a dozen Vancouver-area coffee, tea, and matcha pop-ups serving unlimited boutique offerings.
From Slate ● May 8, 2026
At Sidecar, there are no buffets, showers or phone booths for private calls.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
But he has now set up a new account sharing the same kinds of videos, showing "roadmen" at grubby "infinity pools" and "taxpayer-funded buffets".
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2026
He had the look of a football player a few years past his prime, the type of guy who ate at buffets.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
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Firefighters wrestled "numerous flare-ups" under control overnight, working in very difficult conditions as powerful winds buffeted the eastern region bordering Germany -- with a "mini-tornado" even striking a town outside the park.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
When play did get under way, two hours later than scheduled, only six of the early starters broke par as strong winds buffeted an already tricky course on Long Island, New York.
From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026
Coastlines are already being buffeted and inundated by rising seas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Mr. Popkin shows how the abolitionist cause was buffeted by power struggles in Continental France—sometimes advanced by the currents of ideological debate, sometimes hindered or sidelined—to emerge precariously triumphant in 1794.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 27, 2026
A seagull flew low over the waves seemingly motionless, buffeted by the wind.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
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It’s not unlike what the Dodgers do, with their prize-winning farm system buffeting their star-studded,championship-winning, big-league club.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2026
Especially in retail, the crosscurrents buffeting companies since the pandemic demand different approaches, said Adolfo Villagomez, who took the helm of 1-800-Flowers.com from its founder in May.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026
But the challenges buffeting America these days go beyond the author’s charged and sometimes blinkered framework.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
The luxury sector is currently going through a challenging period for sales globally that is impacting many companies, but Hermes has been well-protected from the buffeting.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2025
But it was no use, and now she could not sleep, and the wind was buffeting the walls of their tent, keening like an army of ghosts.
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
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"The Odyssey" by Homer, Books 1–7
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Grade 11, List 4
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