waitress
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waitresses
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Former waitress Iryna Mosiychuk runs a company called Beezone, which advertises itself as a business consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 6, 2026
"It's very energetic, very chaotic," said Melanie Mendoza, a waitress at the Bourbon and Branch, a bar not far from the iconic Garden that is fully decked out in the team's colors.
From Barron's ● Jun. 7, 2026
He said no more than four words to me the entire meal, but managed to chat up our waitress.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 29, 2026
In a separate posting on X in November a waitress, said to be from New York City, complained that a table of four who spent $3,000 only gave her $200 or 6.7%.
From BBC ● May 27, 2026
The scowly waitress comes by and leaves the check face down on the table.
From "Wintergirls" by Laurie Halse Anderson
Some waitresses at this year's beer festival say they have also started wearing cycling shorts under their dirndls.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
And not sitting down at tables while you’re having drinks and waitresses are coming by.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 2026
"We don't need 10 waitresses to be serving four tables," Gonzalez says.
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The women who formed the civil suits included freelance models and cocktail waitresses, many caring for younger siblings and kids of their own, and prosecutors say Rubin exploited that economic disparity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 18, 2026
There was a blind innkeeper and his sighted wife, who was the cook, and their two young daughters, who worked as waitresses and maids.
From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
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