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having a meal



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In the studies, participants imagined having a meal with a friend.

From Science Daily Jan. 12, 2026

Philomena Hughes, 76, is having a meal with two friends, having just been shopping.

From BBC Mar. 30, 2025

Travelers waiting for flights at Los Angeles International Airport can bide their time by having a meal, grabbing a drink, people watching — or, perhaps, reading a banned book.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 24, 2024

“We don’t want to stand here and have these conversations about people being harmed when they’re simply having a meal with their family,” she said.

From Seattle Times Aug. 11, 2023

Moreover, he knows that at dawn the last chance of his having a meal will have gone.

From Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer by W. C. (William Charles) Scully




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