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breakfast

[brek-fuhst] / ˈbrɛk fəst /
NOUN
first meal of the day
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Ultra-processed foods include many everyday products, such as breakfast cereals, packaged bread, and instant soups.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 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

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

It also features a wine cellar, a gorgeous office, a breakfast bar, a media room, a library, and a dedicated gym.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026

As I stepped into the kitchen, I saw that Mama, Papa, and Daisy had just seated themselves at the breakfast table.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

"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

Almost as soon as I had a kitchen of my own, I started making stupidly elaborate breakfasts for overnight guests and baking for community fundraisers.

From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 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

I was looking for lunch, having already breakfasted on a Paris-worthy croissant and coffee at Miam Patisserie down the street, but here I found Lado Sarai’s great weakness: no grazing, because there are few restaurants.

From New York Times ● Sep. 25, 2022

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

One day in May, Rigault breakfasted on Chateaubriand aux truffes; a few days later, the fare included bottles of Pommard, Veuve Clicquot, and Nuits-Saint-Georges.

From The New Yorker ● Dec. 15, 2014

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

Two majors after that, he won the 2018 PGA Championship in St. Louis after breakfasting on Sunday with a two-shot lead he treated without tremble.

From Washington Post ● May 18, 2019

The disorder left by the breakfasting bears had been cleared away.

From "The Book of Three" by Lloyd Alexander


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