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cafeterias
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April’s closures also included multiple school cafeterias as well as supermarkets and corner stores, including Gardena Supermarket, which closed two separate times for the same citation.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026 -
There are prison cafeterias with a better atmosphere.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
4 May 2026
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“Greasy spoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy%20spoons. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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