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Recent Examples of lunch counter
Plans include reconstructing the lunch counter for a future exhibit, according to the Express-News.
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The buildings' exterior materials will be replaced, while the flooring and wall finishes from the historic lunch counter will be protected, according to the Express-News.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
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Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The buildings' exterior materials will be replaced, while the flooring and wall finishes from the historic lunch counter will be protected, according to the Express-News.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
The white businessmen of Birmingham did agree to some of King’s demands, including the desegregation of lunch counters.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Sep. 2024
Back in February 1960 in Nashville, a group of mostly Black college students famously took seats at the lunch counter of Woolworth’s five-and-dime downtown to stage a nonviolent protest against segregation.
—Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
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Irvine’s taken the program’s popularity and cooked up an epicurean empire that now includes restaurants, books, snack bars, a vodka and live appearances at food events such as the South Beach Seafood Festival (October 23 to 26).DeMarco Williams, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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The company and its scenic amphitheater — nestled on 4½ acres of East Bay Municipal Utility District property in the Orinda hills, with a picnic area and restaurant/snack bar — were popular mainstays of the summer outdoor theater season.Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024
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Building on a public open house over the summer, a final public input session is set for 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 14 in the cafeteria of Bates Elementary School, 7601 Bardstown Road.Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 12 Nov. 2024
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But as the cafeteria only provides a very small amount of mayonnaise, Sharon asked for more.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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In 2016, the restaurant chain offered sunscreen with a fried chicken scent.Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2024
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From Corpus Christi:How many nationalities, ethnicities are represented in Corpus Christi's restaurant scene?Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Similarly, the installation Cutting Board features an industrial lunchroom table, its wood surface crawling with a forest of red graphite tipped appendages, sandwiched between two mirror walls akin to a dance studio.Robert Alan Grand, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019
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That includes instructional staff, like teachers and special education classroom assistants to our lunchroom, security, custodial staff, and more.Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 26 Oct. 2024
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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