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deli

[del-ee] / ˈdɛl i /






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For people visiting New Jersey, deli shops have been a hot ticket.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Around her are patio tables displaying the kind of food the shop carried: pies and cakes, what appear to be stuffed tomatoes, baguettes, sophisticated deli salads, gorgeous hunks of cheese.

From Salon Jul. 11, 2026

Or saw the National Guard put up an armed roadblock in the middle of a shopping district last year during federal immigration raids, just blocks from my wife’s market and deli.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 6, 2026

JPMorgan filed a motion late Monday in a California federal court to vacate the award to its former wealth adviser, Brent Ryan Bodner, over the deli meats gone awry.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 30, 2026

Slaving away in a deli six days a week, I had learned a few things.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

But Ottolenghi, who has 11 restaurants, cafes and delis, described the situation was "crippling" - not just for his own business, but for others running bakeries, cafes, and pubs.

From BBC May 29, 2026

They show up alongside burgers at cookouts, tucked next to sandwiches at beach delis, speared into Bloody Marys, eaten cold straight from the fridge after a day outside.

From Salon May 28, 2026

The company changed its name to Restaurant Depot in the 1990s and started serving more food operators across the U.S. including caterers, pizzerias and delis.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 30, 2026

The rising cost of eggs has left one of the most famous delis in Los Angeles scrambling to keep up.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 17, 2025

Now I get mocked by these groceries, pizza places, ice-cream stores, delis, Chinese places, bakeries, sushi joints, McDonald’ses.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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