commissary
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Their extra room became the commissary, to use an old Hollywood term.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025
Building 178, originally opened in 1942, had included a bowling alley, commissary, tailor shop and even a disco.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 2, 2025
Hourlong lines to buy food at the commissary or to make a phone call.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025
The next day, Sinodis said, his client’s commissary and phone accounts were zeroed out.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025
“I’m supposed to be in Danbury buying cattle. They sent me down from Cambridge with Captain Champion, the commissary officer because I’m from around here.”
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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