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Recent Examples of lunch counter
The store with the old oak floor was so charming, the middle-aged writers who hung around the lunch counter ordering vegan BLTs were charming.
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Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Before the Ryan Budget, there was the Tea Party, a movement that launched the careers of politicians like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), who’ve argued that a wide range of laws from the ban on child labor to the prohibition on whites-only lunch counters are unconstitutional.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
After spending 26 years at the iconic Miami Beach restaurant, which opened as a small lunch counter in 1913 and grew into one of Miami’s most famous culinary landmarks, Bienvenu hadn’t envisioned going anywhere else.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Nash and the others would soon put Lawson's lessons into practice, organizing lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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Hayley Krischer, People.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Before the Ryan Budget, there was the Tea Party, a movement that launched the careers of politicians like Sens. Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rand Paul (R-KY), who’ve argued that a wide range of laws from the ban on child labor to the prohibition on whites-only lunch counters are unconstitutional.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 21 Mar. 2025
After spending 26 years at the iconic Miami Beach restaurant, which opened as a small lunch counter in 1913 and grew into one of Miami’s most famous culinary landmarks, Bienvenu hadn’t envisioned going anywhere else.
—Connie Ogle, Miami Herald, 7 Feb. 2025
Nash and the others would soon put Lawson's lessons into practice, organizing lunch counter sit-ins in Nashville.
—Keith Sharon, The Tennessean, 10 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
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Food and Drink With three full-service restaurants and bars, a grab-and-go coffee shop, and a poolside snack bar, in addition to The Ritz-Carlton Club Lounge, there were plenty of diverse dining options during our stay.—
Carole Dixon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 June 2025
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For quick tips on how to make healthy choices when shopping for snack bars, popcorn, nuts, pickles, and fruit snacks, check out the chart below.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
10 June 2025
Noun
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In addition, two local schools had their cafeterias temporarily closed: McCaffrey Middle School in Galt and Elverta Elementary School in Elverta.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
15 June 2025
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According to an affidavit filed in that case, several people were in the school’s cafeteria for a Sunday church service.—
Minyvonne Burke,
NBC news,
15 June 2025
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While there are plenty of restaurants at your doorstep, Bairro Alto Hotel is host to its own worthy dining establishments, like BAHR & Terrace, which was created by Michelin Star chef Nuno Mendes and the more casual rooftop restaurant.—
Monica Mendal,
Vogue,
1 July 2025
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Dining at The Barn, the inn’s signature restaurant, is a must.—
Roger Sands,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Attendees are asked to bring a basket and meet in the school lunchroom (door K) before the hunt.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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His Edward works wonders on Stewart’s Bella, who spends much of the first movie staring at him, lips apart, across the high school lunchroom and parking lot.—
Bruce Handy,
Vulture,
20 May 2025
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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