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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The reforms open wider space for private businesses, direct imports and exports, private banks and Cuban diaspora investment — even allowing fast-food chains — inspired by Chinese and Vietnamese market-style communism.
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Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Nutrition experts, including those featured on the Huberman Lab platform, note that public schools serve more meals each day than all fast-food franchises combined.
—Jordan Schriver, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Raising Cane’s airport menu The fast-food chain only offers five items – chicken fingers, Cane’s toast, coleslaw, crinkle cut fries and a chicken finger sandwich.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
Southerners are a passionate bunch about fast-food choices, and for good reason.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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Andrea Rodríguez, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2026
Nutrition experts, including those featured on the Huberman Lab platform, note that public schools serve more meals each day than all fast-food franchises combined.
—Jordan Schriver, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 June 2026
Raising Cane’s airport menu The fast-food chain only offers five items – chicken fingers, Cane’s toast, coleslaw, crinkle cut fries and a chicken finger sandwich.
—Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026
Southerners are a passionate bunch about fast-food choices, and for good reason.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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