food court
noun
: an area within a building (such as a shopping mall) set apart for food concessions
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At the mall’s food court, customers frequently pay using an app that grants small credit lines affiliated to certain merchants.
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Ten people were hospitalized in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana on Thursday following an argument in the food court, police said.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
From Bang Bar by Momofuku to Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, each eatery delivers a polished, gourmet twist on the old-school food court — proof that the format has become shorthand for choice, freshness and a bit of culinary theater.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
Local and federal law enforcement agencies responded to the Mall of Louisiana in Baton Rouge, Thursday, after gunfire broke out inside the shopping center's food court, killing at least one person and wounding several more.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Ten people were hospitalized in a mass shooting at the Mall of Louisiana on Thursday following an argument in the food court, police said.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
From Bang Bar by Momofuku to Hattie B’s Hot Chicken, each eatery delivers a polished, gourmet twist on the old-school food court — proof that the format has become shorthand for choice, freshness and a bit of culinary theater.
—David Dickstein, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026
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“Food court.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/food%20court. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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