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a place where people get food at a counter and carry it to a table for eating
The restaurant resembled a school cafeteria.
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Morale was rebounding, future vehicle development resumed and even the food in the cafeterias was better.
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Ed Garsten, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The group petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to remove the meals from school cafeterias.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The credits, intended for employees working late or at offices without cafeterias, were reportedly used to purchase non-food items, such as laundry detergent, wine glasses and acne pads, the Financial Times reported.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The great Medfly cafeterias of the Central Valley and the Imperial Valley, the fecund cornucopias of the nation, lay vulnerable — but arguably out of reach, Brown calculated.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
The middle and high schools now have air conditioning in high-priority spaces like auditoriums, libraries, computer labs and cafeterias.
—Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
California has become the first state to prohibit school cafeterias from serving foods that contain six artificial dyes tied to health and behavioral problems.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
Ed Garsten, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
The group petitioned the US Department of Agriculture to remove the meals from school cafeterias.
—Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
The credits, intended for employees working late or at offices without cafeterias, were reportedly used to purchase non-food items, such as laundry detergent, wine glasses and acne pads, the Financial Times reported.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
The great Medfly cafeterias of the Central Valley and the Imperial Valley, the fecund cornucopias of the nation, lay vulnerable — but arguably out of reach, Brown calculated.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
The middle and high schools now have air conditioning in high-priority spaces like auditoriums, libraries, computer labs and cafeterias.
—Joan Meiners and Katie Worth, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2024
California has become the first state to prohibit school cafeterias from serving foods that contain six artificial dyes tied to health and behavioral problems.
—Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 30 Sep. 2024
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