food court
Americannoun
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food courts
plural
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Etymology
Origin of food court
First recorded in 1980–85
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A video, external of the incident shows the elderly man patting the child on the head as he walked past her table at a food court in a shopping centre.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
At Plaza Mexico, where a framed picture of the Virgin of Guadalupe looks over the food court, customers filled about half the tables during lunchtime recently.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
Halfway through the game, police in Bogotá responded to noise complaints from residents in the apartments around the food court and ordered the operators to turn off the screens they had mounted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 18, 2026
What was once a simple food court has been transformed into a loud nook stuffed with a “Big Hero 6” meet-and-greet and gift shop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2026
“Trainee Amari Peters is requested in the office of the Chief Director immediately. Her private elevator will be waiting for you in the food court lobby.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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