fast-food
adjective
1
: of, relating to, or specializing in food that can be prepared and served quickly
a fast-food restaurant
2
: designed for ready availability, use, or consumption and with little consideration given to quality or significance
fast-food TV programming
fast food
noun
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Their cutbacks on spending forced a reckoning among restaurants, with fast-food brands like McDonald’s leaning into value menus and full-service chains like Red Lobster embarking on ambitious makeovers.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In just a few years, fast-food chains that don’t adopt AI could find themselves at a serious disadvantage, according to Wendy’s supply chain co-op.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The Goons recorded blitz-style attacks on teens in parks and parking garages, outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties that went unchecked by police for more than a year.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
In just a few years, fast-food chains that don’t adopt AI could find themselves at a serious disadvantage, according to Wendy’s supply chain co-op.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
The Goons recorded blitz-style attacks on teens in parks and parking garages, outside fast-food restaurants and at house parties that went unchecked by police for more than a year.
—Maritza Dominguez, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
Gibbs said Taco Bell led the industry in the third quarter in value perception among all fast-food consumers, helping its sales even during an industrywide slowdown.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Fast-food.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fast-food. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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