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tavern

[tav-ern] / ˈtæv ərn /


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At a nearby tavern, a group of men have pulled their chairs into a circle in the dust.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Instead they meet in person, in the room above a Village tavern, for urgent discussions about issues that inflame the young, creative mind.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

Today, the first-floor eatery serves classic American comfort food, while the tavern features an original 1920 bar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

She said of tertulias, the literary debates that took over an evening in a home or tavern, “they certainly ate, but above all, they drank and debated passionately.”

From Salon ● Jun. 23, 2026

The people in the tavern began to leave.

From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier

Hospitality veteran Clemens Keller insists that Vienna's storied "heuriger" winemakers' taverns -- which face a hangover-inducing brew of real estate speculation, spiralling costs and climate change -- cannot rely on their illustrious past.

From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026

"It's coming to a point now where we are going to lose some of our inns and taverns, never to be returned," he told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026

His Uncle Frank telling jokes from behind the bar in one of these taverns first piqued Dreesen’s interest in comedy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

In recent times, taverns have faded alongside so many other relics of slow living.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

My memories of that year were a revolving world of dark alleyways and breezy rooftops, dingy taverns and dance halls.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros


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