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Recent Examples of lunch counter
Lawson was an architect of Nashville's lunch counter sit-ins and helped launch a nationwide movement.
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 18 July 2024
Most recently, Looby been defending many of the college students who sought to desegregate lunch counters in downtown Nashville by engaging in peaceful sit-ins.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Their experiences of harassment, beatings, and arrests dramatized the injustices of segregation in ways that began to shift public opinion about its legitimacy.
STRATEGY BEFORE TACTICS
The campaign to desegregate Nashville lunch counters was not reliant solely on lunch counter sit-ins, of course.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
During the morning rush, two men walked in and pointed their guns toward the lunch counter.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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Craig Shoup, The Tennessean, 18 July 2024
Most recently, Looby been defending many of the college students who sought to desegregate lunch counters in downtown Nashville by engaging in peaceful sit-ins.
—Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 19 Apr. 2024
Their experiences of harassment, beatings, and arrests dramatized the injustices of segregation in ways that began to shift public opinion about its legitimacy.
STRATEGY BEFORE TACTICS
The campaign to desegregate Nashville lunch counters was not reliant solely on lunch counter sit-ins, of course.
—Erica Chenoweth, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2013
During the morning rush, two men walked in and pointed their guns toward the lunch counter.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lunch counter
Noun
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The snack bar is located near the main clubhouse, just off the practice greens with a small outdoor patio.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Mar. 2025
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Here, passengers can take advantage of amenities including a fitness center, massage treatment rooms, a lounging area with a coffee, juice, and snack bar, and floor-to-ceiling windows.—
Bailey Berg,
AFAR Media,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Funding includes some support for school infrastructure, such as cafeterias, and paid staff.—
Troy Aidan Sambajon,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Mar. 2025
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The theater’s predominantly female actors and staff — including cloakroom attendants, cashiers, cleaners, and cafeteria workers — spend much of their time supporting Ukrainian soldiers, weaving camouflage nets in the theater before opening the doors to audiences at night.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cavernous space — often half-empty during February’s high season when restaurants throughout Southwest Florida have waiting lists — reinforces the sensation of still being in transit rather than having arrived at a destination.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
15 Mar. 2025
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Staying inside the top-10 would lead to an unprecedented payday for Walker, who took a job as a waiter at restaurant chain Bahama Breeze around early 2022 before deciding to return to golf, according to his PGA Tour bio.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Musk appeared shortly behind him, deep in conversation with Senator Rick Scott of Florida, before disappearing into the lunchroom.—
Jess Bidgood,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2025
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The recommendation comes after the Feb. 20 brawl between a handful of students in the Dublin High lunchroom sent two students to the hospital.—
Kyle Martin,
The Mercury News,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Lunch counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lunch%20counter. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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