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Recent Examples of lunch counter
For example, activists participating in the Nashville lunch counter sit-ins during the U.S. civil rights movement had prepared themselves to endure any crackdown without retaliating.
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Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The latter was the site of the 1960 sit-in that led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the South.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Plans include reconstructing the lunch counter for a future exhibit, according to the Express-News.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
Lewis helped organize sit-ins to desegregate the city’s lunch counters in 1960.
—Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2024
The latter was the site of the 1960 sit-in that led to the desegregation of lunch counters in the South.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
Plans include reconstructing the lunch counter for a future exhibit, according to the Express-News.
—Madalyn Mendoza, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
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The gun matched three shell casings found outside the shooting scene in Manhattan, and Mangione’s fingerprints matched ones found on a water bottle and snack bar left near the scene, police said.Dan Mangan, CNBC, 17 Dec. 2024
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As well as the outdoor baths, Sky Lagoon has other amenities, including a steam room as well as a snack bar, where visitors can try traditional Icelandic food and drinks.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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The food The seven dining rooms and cafeterias (plus three more at Christmas time) served an average of 10,000 meals a day — not counting the 6,000 meals a day served in the employee cafeteria on the 14th floor.Elissa Robinson, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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In the cafeteria, the boys jeer at him, and a light-skinned kid, off to the side, jeers back, an act Elwood takes as fraternal defense.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2024
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As the protagonist, players have to help a local sushi restaurant and other townspeople resist the shady developers trying to buy up the local property.Gieson Cacho, The Mercury News, 27 Dec. 2024
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Our reporters and editors traveled to nearly every state for our annual list of America’s best restaurants.Joshua M. Bernstein, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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But the bills were still high for Polk, who works as a school bus and lunchroom monitor.Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mobiles hanging from the ceiling of an employee lunchroom to build awareness of values.Elizabeth Baskin, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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