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waitress

[wey-tris] / ˈweɪ trɪs /




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One week before his visit, the students emailed him a list of 35 questions that largely circled around Janie Hatley, the Arlington waitress who’d dated Ortiz.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer pays her mother, an ex-Hooters waitress, and Nick Offerman plays her dad, a former pro wrestler.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

One waitress from Pyongyang told AFP she had been in China for over six years without returning home.

From Barron's • Mar. 29, 2026

Motsinger, now 84, used to work as a waitress at a restaurant called the Trident in Sausalito, near San Francisco, that was a haunt for celebrities, including Cosby.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

Our waitress appears, long denim skirt, thick Icelandic sweater, tiny shells dangling from cartilage piercings.

From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson




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