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cafeteria

[kaf-i-teer-ee-uh] / ˌkæf ɪˈtɪər i ə /


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All 400 seats in the sweltering auditorium were filled, with an additional 300 people in the cafeteria.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 10, 2026

Vegetarian food is served cafeteria style and in practice if not by decree, eaten slowly, putting down the fork between bites.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 23, 2026

She picks up weekly produce deliveries in the South Los Angeles hospital’s cafeteria and attends its occasional cooking classes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 14, 2026

As if California were to suddenly become akin to Enver Hoxha’s Albania and Brin would be forced to take meals of beetroot and groats in the collective’s cafeteria.

From MarketWatch Jun. 1, 2026

Then the cafeteria door opens and Kylee sticks her head out the door.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell

An insidious bullying tactic is creeping into school cafeterias across the country: Kids are snapping and sharing photos of other students eating lunch.

From The Wall Street Journal May 30, 2026

At UC hospitals, union members work in cafeterias, as radiology technologists and as nurse’s aides, among other roles.

From Los Angeles Times May 14, 2026

As someone who grew up with rock ’n’ roll, the hyper-amplified early Philip Glass Ensemble, and really noisy cafeterias, I was unbothered.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 6, 2025

And it’s happening more frequently, as an increasing number of schools have slowly started to serve brand-name fast foods in their cafeterias.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2025

I slept with blacks in the same dormitory, ate meals with them in the same cafeterias.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane




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