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“I ate vitamins on an empty stomach then sat in traffic,” he said with a shrug.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026
To avoid yield traps we also looked for names whose quarterly dividend payments ate up no more than 75% of their earnings.
From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026
Researchers also examined how often participants ate at restaurants.
From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026
Out of nowhere, Ric appeared, said hello to everyone and, as if nothing untoward had happened, sat down and ate his eggs and beans.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
They ate most of the meat, leaving a little for day meal, and sopped up the juices with hawkbit roots baked in the embers.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
