feast
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It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
After Saturday's wedding feast, the presentation of the household goods began.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2026
The 32-year-old is a member of the parish’s Guadalupana committee, which organizes the festivities and prayers around the Virgin of Guadalupe’s feast day every December.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2026
Every year, a large group of my friends gather for a big summer feast at my place—swimming, chatting and cooking up a storm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
She could go for a while that way, anyway, getting slowly used to less and less food until one bite of energy bar felt like a feast.
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
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Libyans have been enjoying Ramadan with feasts and fireworks -- but soaring prices, a devalued currency and political divisions have left many with little to celebrate.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
December’s feasts and fêtes are a cook’s crucible, but by January, chances are your kitchen stamina has begun to sputter out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
Traffic was expected to have peaked Tuesday, with more than 52,000 flights set to ferry flyers to their feasts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2025
"But the key is moderation and clinical supervision - this is not a licence for unlimited mango feasts."
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
Shanta first, a big wedding which lasted for many days, plenty of gifts and feasts, diamond earrings, a gold necklace, as befitted the daughter of the village headman.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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Startups that spent years fighting for crumbs of the Pentagon’s budget as the handful of large defense corporations feasted are suddenly finding themselves welcomed to the table and courted by Silicon Valley venture capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The press feasted on Duesberg’s self-portrayal as the victim of ostracism arising from professional jealousies — a target of cancel culture before that was a thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
We feasted on smoked pork belly, which was fatty and fork-tender, smoked brisket, baked beans, and, of course, candied sweet potato with plenty of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.
From Salon ● Jan. 13, 2026
Root's masterclass helped England to a competitive 384 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, but Head feasted on some woeful bowling to skip to an unbeaten 91 from 87 balls.
From BBC ● Jan. 5, 2026
But that night, when they feasted in the Great Hall, Robb was not with them.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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They remain for a year, feasting and recovering, before Circe helps them prepare for the journey ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland have spent the past four weeks feasting on floundering defenses all over America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
This was an expanded World Cup with a thinner field and maybe the U.S. was a medium-size fish feasting on minnows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
After all had been seated, toasts were made, thanks were given and returned, and then the feasting began.
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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