bread and water

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At the front of the room stood the bishop, who blessed the bread and water in Spanish before passing the trays around for the congregation.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Millions are surviving on dry bread and water.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

"During the day, people try to look for essential items such as bread and water, and at night people try to stay alive," she said by phone.

From Reuters • Nov. 12, 2023

Hospitals were on the verge of losing electricity, threatening the lives of thousands of patients, and hundreds of thousands of people searched for bread and water.

From Washington Times • Oct. 17, 2023

And in the mouth of the empty tomb that waited for Lord Eddard Stark, beneath his stately granite likeness, the six fugitives huddled round their little cache of bread and water and dried meat.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin