commissary
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When a man from the commissary ran in with an order to evacuate the building, Blaschum went upstairs to find her flying partners.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
“The doctor told the him ... to buy different shoes from commissary to accommodate his foot condition.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 1, 2026
Marshals Service on Johnson’s behalf, scheduling a phone call with Johnson, as well as making sure there was money provided on his behalf in the prison commissary.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
The protesters also alleged that food rations had been reduced at the facility, forcing them to purchase costly items at the commissary.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2026
It was only worth the risk if I were sure where the commissary was: otherwise we might just as well eat the cattle, ourselves.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Public grocery stores already exist in the form of commissaries on military bases.
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
In Hollywood, studios tended to lay claim to nearby restaurants almost as extensions of their own commissaries, with cocktail privileges.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2025
Pennsylvania’s contract for $50 million with GTL includes a 22.5 percent kickback from the sale of music, e-messaging, games, e-books, and deposits into people’s prison bank accounts—called commissaries.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2024
What you had in the beginning were these expensive to operate commissaries that were giant, occupying valuable real estate in New York City.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2022
They stated, furthermore, that they were not being paid in real money but in scrip, which was good only to buy Virginia ham in the company commissaries.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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