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tavern

[tav-ern] / ˈtæv ərn /


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What he may sacrifice in culinary experimentation, he more than makes up for as a tavern keeper by tapping into a sense of community he couldn’t find in the sleek kitchens of New York.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Imagine if the Founding Fathers were dropped into a Pittsburgh tavern on a fall Sunday afternoon with a Steelers game on.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The cast includes William Warfield, Leontyne Price and Cab Calloway, who at one point is shown scat-singing in a Vienna tavern, a born entertainer caught in a wonderfully loose, lithe and swinging performance.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 14, 2026

The police added that the tavern was licensed.

From BBC • Dec. 21, 2025

Tallmadge was “at a tavern called the Rising Sun,” getting a report from the egg seller when he was warned that British cavalry were nearby.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen




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