breakfast
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If you’ve ever read anything by biographer Robert Caro, you get the feeling that he could wring 100 pages out of what he had for breakfast.
From Salon ● Sep. 18, 2026
John’s brother William saw the sales potential of a grain-based breakfast that only required adding milk, though he thought the bland-tasting result needed sweetening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
At breakfast, Collins is wearing a patterned turquoise jacket over a matching dress and high-heeled black leather boots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026
Since February this year, 1,250 schools have offered free breakfast clubs to their pupils.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
When Karli and I came downstairs into the kitchen for breakfast, Mutti had all the cases packed.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
For years, when I remembered those breakfasts, I focused on all the times I had said no.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
Today, I’m more interested in the parents, the journeys, sacrifices and terrible fast food breakfasts that got them there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
“It’s a place to help veterans work through the VA, to help veterans job source, to help veterans come together for Taco Tuesdays and breakfasts and dinners,” Chandler says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
Even as cases of cyclosporiasis rise in the U.S., you don’t have to avoid berry breakfasts and Caesar salads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Most of the girls in the dining hall were finishing their breakfasts and dropping off their trays at the door.
From "The Red Umbrella" by Christina Gonzalez
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
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
Administrations, breakfasted with editors, huddled with American nuclear experts, and briefed the Times editorial board.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 6, 2015
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
Though it was not fully light, Sander and I dressed, breakfasted, and set out for the Globe.
From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood
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
The disorder left by the breakfasting bears had been cleared away.
From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander
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