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breakfast

[brek-fuhst] / ˈbrɛk fəst /
NOUN
first meal of the day
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The harvest of barley, oats and rapeseed, which are used in beer, breakfast cereals and vegetable oil, is estimated to drop to just 19.5 million tonnes, the worst since records began in 1984.

From BBC Aug. 5, 2026

But during breakfast she recently asked campers if any of them play mahjong and “tons and tons” of hands went up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

The fire broke out on Sunday as passengers were eating breakfast, survivor Muhammad Abdul Karim told reporters in Surabaya after he disembarked from a rescue vessel.

From Barron's Aug. 3, 2026

Jordan: So we’ll put our name down right after breakfast.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

She tells us she’s going to join them as soon as breakfast is over.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

Neighbors hosted pancake breakfasts and spaghetti nights to raise money for lawyers.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 12, 2026

Greenspan’s reluctance to cut interest rates more aggressively after the 1990-91 recession led to an especially icy relationship with Treasury Secretary Nick Brady, who canceled their golf dates at Augusta National and weekly breakfasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

In 1863, a physician who advocated vegetarianism and hydrotherapy produced the first breakfast cereal to counter the meat-focused breakfasts of the day.

From MarketWatch Jun. 21, 2026

Fellowship spreadsheets I obtained several years ago list Pulte as attending the 2015 and 2016 prayer breakfasts, one year with his wife.

From Salon Jun. 9, 2026

They sit down with their breakfasts, waffles all around.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

In the morning, congratulating myself on not having used the emergency phone, I breakfasted on cloudberry doughnuts and homemade dried reindeer.

From The New Yorker Apr. 22, 2019

We had breakfasted there a little while ago.

From New York Times Aug. 29, 2016

Mitt Romney in 2012 famously declared in Mississippi that he'd just breakfasted on "a biscuit and some cheesy grits" — drawing groans from a crowd who knew he meant cheese grits.

From US News Feb. 19, 2016

The well-heeled passengers breakfasted on smoked salmon and pastries, then boarded an air-conditioned Cuban government bus for a day of touring the city.

From Washington Times Aug. 7, 2015

He had risen early, breakfasted almost alone, and had spent the morning going over the notes of the case that was recalling him to London.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

Clients include breakfasting Qataris, construction and security guards off overnight shifts and, this week, tourists in soccer jerseys descending on the country, where foreigners, mostly migrant workers, form the bulk of the 3 million population.

From Reuters Nov. 24, 2022

In the future, you could be breakfasting on false banana or snacking on pandanus tree fruit.

From BBC May 21, 2022

Bonus: This quirk makes stollen the ideal make-ahead treat for all your holiday gifting, breakfasting, and last-minute company needs.

From Salon Dec. 24, 2021

Wipe with vinegar: Prep the kitchen and pantry for early breakfasting and quick lunch packing.

From Washington Post Aug. 9, 2021

For a Depression-era teenager accustomed to breakfasting on stale bread and milk, and who had eaten in a restaurant only twice in his life, the Manhattan was paradise.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand




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