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[eet] / it /




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The carpenter had taken lunch to work but decided to go home to eat with his wife instead.

From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026

If we are not cooking, we’re going out to eat somewhere.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

Prepare a humble yet decadent meal: If you’re feeling burned out, cooking an elaborate dinner can be too much work—and going out to eat might be too pricey.

From Slate ● Oct. 22, 2026

Locals share where to eat, soak, hike and raft in one of the West’s least crowded wine regions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

“Okay, I’ll be right here. You didn’t eat your cherry—that’s the best part!”

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

In the world's most populous country, the need for high-end hospitality workers is immense, fuelled by economic growth and the rise of a middle class that travels more and increasingly eats at plush establishments.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

The entire offensive line eats together at lunch in the cafeteria.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

Her mother, Mygal, checks the news and eats a biscuit herself to calm her nerves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026

The ad featured Huel brand ambassador Spencer Matthews sharing an anecdote of a person he met who "only eats Huel" and who won a 260km race "by miles".

From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026

I watch as, one-handed, Caesar eats like he’s starving.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The planned ban - named Romanch's Law after the teen - also follows the death this year of a carriage horse, Deniz, who ate a toxic plant in Central Park.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

“The only thing in her refrigerator was bottled water. She ate all her meals at the office. She slept four hours a day. She worked in the office until midnight, or thereabouts.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026

We spread out a picnic blanket, ate fried chicken, popped cherry tomatoes like candy and watched the clouds float over the treetops.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

At the dinner, Graham ate little and talked a lot.

From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026

But I was also starving, and I watched hungrily as Frederick and Bruno tore through my satchel and ate all the food I had packed.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

Defending against that barrage has eaten into stockpiles of missile interceptors needed to fend off future attacks.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026

The meat consumption figures represent the typical amounts eaten by participants in each group.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026

Pope Leo XIV had a "good night" in hospital and has eaten breakfast as he recovers from lung cancer surgery, the Vatican said Thursday.

From Barron's ● Oct. 15, 2026

It would have eaten small dinosaurs, lizards and mammals – occupying a similar role in the food chain to the hyena today.

From BBC ● Oct. 14, 2026

We had not eaten since the rolls and water at dawn.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Apparently healthy seniors were found riding stationary bikes and eating takeout.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026

But authorities were also concerned about Bukangi's well-being as she appeared to be injured and was not eating.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

The link between healthier eating and slower biological aging was stronger in smokers than in nonsmokers, even though smokers did not generally have healthier diets.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

However, Windsor said, the market may normalize, possibly as soon as next year, and the price per gigawatt could drop to around $20 billion — eating into SpaceX’s margins.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

I tried to brush off the feeling, especially when I sat with my aunts in the warmth of their home, eating their good food, and watching their magical spinning and knitting and weaving.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff


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