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Examples
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However, the store seemed to consist of nothing but a meat counter (and why, pray tell, did the sign say "Groceries" and not "Meats"?) and the nearest full-service grocery was too far to walk.
7/31/08: Launch Pad, day 1 jaylake 2008
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Mind you also used to supply single Woodbines, no doubt charged as "Groceries" on somebody's account.
Stamping About Peter Ashley 2008
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Ms. Burke likes a feature on her iPhone's "Groceries" application that allows her to erase each item on her list with a touch after she drops it into her grocery basket.
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A longtime devotee of meditation, Vogt's "giant, ambling confidence hushed down all my inherent nervousness," wrote Gilbert, whom Vogt called "Groceries" after watching her wolf down dinner one night at an ashram in India.
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He's gruff yet wise, of course, and gives her the unfortunate nickname of "Groceries," which is supposed to be endearing (it refers to Gilbert's newfound appetite) but really just makes him sound like Sawyer on Lost.
Chicago Reader 2010
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On a sad note, Richard from Texas, her informal spiritual adviser/buddy whom she met at an Indian ashram and who nicknamed her "Groceries," died six weeks ago, she said.
The Frederick News-Post : Local News Ron Cassie 2010
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He's gruff yet wise, of course, and gives her the unfortunate nickname of "Groceries," which is supposed to be endearing (it refers to Gilbert's newfound appetite) but really just makes him sound like Sawyer on Lost.
Chicago Reader 2009
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The increase in the "Groceries" category may demonstrate that consumers are continuing to eat at home rather than going out to restaurants.
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For October, national spending trends saw the largest gains in the "Groceries" (+14. 10%), "Personal & Professional Services"
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He's gruff yet wise, of course, and gives her the unfortunate nickname of "Groceries," which is supposed to be endearing (it refers to Gilbert's newfound appetite) but really just makes him sound like Sawyer on Lost.
Chicago Reader 2009
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