commissary
Example Sentences
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The “kitty” is then resold, creating a secondary market within the jails that is cheaper than the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025
In the commissary are seven food stations with a variety of cuisines including a sushi bar.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2025
“It’s raising the ceiling of what we can accomplish,” said Tony, who called the commissary the “engine” of the business.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2025
Whatever money is left over after the blazes Lewis plans to put toward scholarships for formerly incarcerated firefighters or divvy up and donate to individual prisoners’ commissary accounts.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2025
There wasn’t much to them, but with food in such short supply I figured we could get a pretty good price for them if we could get them to a British commissary somewhere.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
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