fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
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Brands owns fast-food chains like KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell, and operates them in India through franchise partners such as Devyani International, Sapphire Foods India and Burman Hospitality.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The suspect accused of plotting a New Year’s Eve attack on a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina worked at a Burger King and hid knives and hammers under his bed despite his grandparents trying to secure the potential weapons, prosecutors revealed Friday.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Seen through that lens, policies that raise costs and limit access to outdoor dining risk making the program more accessible to billion-dollar fast-food chains than to a neighborhood taqueria or local café.
—Andrew Rigie, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The stand-alone salad machines, which have sprouted up in office buildings, warehouses, airports, hospitals and on college campuses, have carved out a new niche in the fast-food and vending industries, with plenty of room for upside, according to at least one analyst.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
The suspect accused of plotting a New Year’s Eve attack on a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina worked at a Burger King and hid knives and hammers under his bed despite his grandparents trying to secure the potential weapons, prosecutors revealed Friday.
—Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 2 Jan. 2026
Seen through that lens, policies that raise costs and limit access to outdoor dining risk making the program more accessible to billion-dollar fast-food chains than to a neighborhood taqueria or local café.
—Andrew Rigie, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026
The stand-alone salad machines, which have sprouted up in office buildings, warehouses, airports, hospitals and on college campuses, have carved out a new niche in the fast-food and vending industries, with plenty of room for upside, according to at least one analyst.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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