having a meal
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In the studies, participants imagined having a meal with a friend.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
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
Court documents say that Mr Kelly was having a meal with his wife on 30 January 2023 when he spotted a group of five camouflaged men moving through his cattle ranch near Nogales.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
“Spending the day exploring, having a meal with a water view and returning to Seattle, timing the voyage to coincide with the sunset.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
At that moment the gong struck up again its ringing, buzzing, drumming sound, and I pricked up my ears, in the vain hope of having a meal at last.
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham