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cafeteria

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


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The “slop bowl” became internet shorthand for the familiar fast-casual mash-up — grains, greens, globally inspired protein, sauce, perhaps an avocado surcharge — assembled with the logic of a cafeteria line and an over-$10 price.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

"The building is falling apart, the cafeteria is too small. There's zero budget, zero resources, not enough supervisors," Raphael said.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

What strikes you first are his scenes’ forthright emotions—a group of women tearfully sending their beaux off to fight in World War II, the isolation of a young man dining alone at a cafeteria.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Dahlia and Mark sit down with Slow Burn to discuss how Gorsuch fits into the current court, where he’s going next, and why he never took his job on the cafeteria committee seriously.

From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026

The two girls were sitting together at a long white table in the River Heights Elementary School cafeteria.

From "Pony Problems: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #3" by Carolyn Keene

Across Israel, a schnitzel sandwich like this one, sometimes served with Yemeni zhug or Iraqi amba, is everywhere from bus stations to school cafeterias.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

By 2006, House cafeterias had quietly restored the French names.

From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2026

Cook is regularly spotted walking the halls of Apple Park or grabbing lunch at one of Apple’s Caffè Mac cafeterias.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 29, 2026

Restaurants and cafeterias have also been locked up as owners take precautionary measures.

From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2025

The strange scenes played out on the TV news each night—Khrushchev cracking jokes with farmers, chowing down in corporate cafeterias, watching a movie being filmed in a Hollywood studio.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin


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