waitress
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She eventually gets a job as a waitress at a downtown L.A. coffee shop, but keeps it a secret for fear Veda will judge her.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
"We don't usually get soccer on TV but we expect a lot more than the usual number of customers for the next few weeks," said waitress Gabrielle McLoughlin.
From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 2026
Ms. Reilly, whose Beth is unbearably snide, doesn’t really act but is still a presence, partly because she dresses like a roadhouse waitress rather than a cattle mogul.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 2026
Gamble’s husband, Larry Fletcher, boasted of his wife’s legal victory to a slightly uncomfortable-looking young waitress, who expressed her congratulations in an uncertain voice.
From Slate ● May 4, 2026
Moss blushed as the waitress refilled his water.
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
But the young women who would have become telephone operators became stenographers, administrative assistants and waitresses instead.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
But it’s about the history for me, and the family that is built there, from the waitresses to the hosts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
"We don't need 10 waitresses to be serving four tables," Gonzalez says.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
Poker girls are officially described as waitresses, and are hired along with other staff like bartenders, chefs and parking valets to work at poker parties in private homes.
From Salon ● Apr. 4, 2025
So if you wonder why Americans are so obese, consider the fact that waitresses both express their humanity and earn their tips through the covert distribution of fats.
From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich
