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breakfast

[brek-fuhst] / ˈbrɛk fəst /
NOUN
first meal of the day
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Efforts to win over new and lapsed loyalty members with digital offers — such as a $2 breakfast sandwich, and free fries with a $1 minimum purchase — helped attract more customers.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

Ultra-processed foods include many everyday products, such as breakfast cereals, packaged bread, and instant soups.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2026

The suspiciously large breakfast bill recently led Seaside Police to crack an alleged embezzlement scandal involving the misuse of nearly $300,000 in public money, according to Police Chief Nick Borges.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

I decided I would work out early every morning before breakfast at the club I managed, so I could then dedicate the rest of my day to my work.

From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2026

“I do,” I said, then finished my breakfast so I could get to school ahead of everyone else.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

"I have weekly breakfasts, we have a tent at events like agricultural fairs," he told AFP.

From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026

Means demanded stricter limits on added sugars, protein in breakfasts and 100% whole grain products, changes that roughly quadrupled the cost.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

For years, when I remembered those breakfasts, I focused on all the times I had said no.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

Customers ordered full English breakfasts and Guinnesses and sang national anthems.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2026

We sit inside the cellar and finish our breakfasts.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor

Hazzard said the baboons were “well and resting” after their foiled escape attempt and had breakfasted on bananas, capsicum, apple and bread.

From The Guardian ● Feb. 26, 2020

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

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

Gebu had not yet breakfasted and Ranofer decided not to wait for him.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

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

Like Mr. Clutter, the young man breakfasting in a cafe called the Little Jewel never drank coffee.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote


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