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[eet] / it /




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If I want to go out to eat, it’s not necessarily where, but what’s the seating like?

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

Many Americans don’t have time to cook regularly or sit down and eat with loved ones.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

"A person earning minimum wage doesn't have the means to eat well or have a decent quality of life," said Ramos.

From Barron's Aug. 16, 2026

"I really worried about having to be on my own," says Izzy Garcez, 20, who thought she would miss spending evenings with her family and having people to eat and watch TV with.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Red squirrels are not carnivorous—they eat the insides of pine cones.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen

“There’s no way a fish eats that. It looks like absolutely nothing.”

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 12, 2026

Nvidia’s earnings call later this month could give Wall Street and investors “critically needed assurance on its go-forward role in vendor financing,” Arya said, which eats into its free cash flow.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

Slaton told The Times that the secondhand market eats into Nike’s profit margins, while at the same time creating soaring demand for their products.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 5, 2026

As the number of reported infections continued to rise and fears over our favorite seasonal eats reached a fever pitch, the exact source of the outbreak remained a mystery.

From Salon Jul. 25, 2026

Chin eats an apple-butter-and-pickle sandwich, like she does every day.

From "Invisible Inkling" by Emily Jenkins

It was first popularized in the 1970s by an American researcher who noticed how people ate and lived in parts of Italy and Greece.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

Dar Lbahja and Wadadli also saw bumps in orders of the dishes that Davis and Neff ate.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Mohamed Al-Hamdani, a Democratic member of Montgomery County’s Board of Elections, which received similar inquiries, said they amounted to “witch hunts” that ate up staff time.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Everyone who took part in the 4-week trial ate two or fewer portions of fruit and vegetables per day when the study began.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

He ate some grass and a couple of spiders.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

The percentage of consumers eating alone has been steadily growing in the U.S., with 43% of restaurant meals eaten solo in the 12 months ended in June, according to market-research firm Circana.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 11, 2026

In late January, the couple’s clutch of two eggs was eaten by ravens.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 10, 2026

Participants also completed four dietary recalls during the study describing what they had eaten during the previous 24 hours.

From Science Daily Aug. 10, 2026

That announcement followed a similar investigation into dozens of salmonella-related illnesses by Minnesota health authorities, with many people saying they had eaten at Chipotle beforehand.

From MarketWatch Aug. 6, 2026

Then I nibbled grains of corn off the cob, savoring the slightly burnt taste as if I’d never eaten roasted corn before.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

That would mean people respond to lower costs simply by using the technology more, eating up just as much if not more computing power.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Many of the diet’s principles are surprisingly simple, which could explain its enduring popularity and effectiveness and why nutrition experts often describe it as an eating pattern rather than a diet.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

His father, a former Marine, likes to cook, so everyone is watching Shields’ eating habits.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

Instead, they rebooked with the same company on a different cruise through Rome and Barcelona, where Rousseau said they enjoyed exploring ancient ruins and eating delicious food.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

I head toward the awning covering picnic tables where a family is eating .

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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