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The empty place-settings seemed to outnumber those that were taken.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2023

“We’d come into work the next day and there’d be greasy place-settings filled with notes all over the office,” said Notre Dame Coach Mike Brey, who played and coached under Wootten.

From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2020

A showtime nears, newspapers are placed at each of the 14 place-settings at the bar, so early-bird lunchers have something to read.

From Washington Post • Sep. 16, 2012

Never would they be able to stomach this table with its fourteen place-settings, its white linen table cloth, its slices of bread cut in advance, all in the style of a first-class restaurant.

From L'Assommoir by Zola, Émile