soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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Gaza is on the brink of famine as Israel’s blockade of humanitarian aid and commercial goods stretches into its second month, depleting food warehouses and soup kitchens, and sending the cost of basic goods skyrocketing.
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Within hours of the storm’s passing, communities were organizing soup kitchens and cleanup brigades.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
For many, the soup kitchens had been their only sources of food for months.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
As Israel’s attacks intensified, the soup kitchen’s operations became increasingly precarious, Hani recalled.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 12 May 2025
Within hours of the storm’s passing, communities were organizing soup kitchens and cleanup brigades.
—Barbara Kingsolver, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2025
For many, the soup kitchens had been their only sources of food for months.
—Declan Walsh, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025
As Israel’s attacks intensified, the soup kitchen’s operations became increasingly precarious, Hani recalled.
—Abeer Salman, CNN, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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