snack
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After the changes, snack sales were up 15% from a year before.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Though the beetles snack on fruits we might also desire, they’re generally not considered pests, said Karey Windbiel-Rojas, an associate director with the University of California’s statewide integrated pest management program.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
A massive star has been torn apart and gradually consumed by a black hole in a spectacular event that scientists compared to "preparing a snack for lunch."
From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 2026
Forever, the strategy for fishing with artificial lures has been to “match the hatch”—to replicate the baitfish, bugs and other prey that fish snack on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
I stopped along the way to snack the dogs on dry food and bits of meat.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
It also appeared that Guzmán López had brought along snacks from the Mexican gas station chain Oxxo.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
Burnham's TikTok post rating pub snacks attracted a million views.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
Target has changed the presentation of nearly half of its center-aisle groceries, adding more space for snacks and newer products.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 19, 2026
Other manifesto pledges have included forcing water company bosses to swim in polluted rivers and banning loud snacks in cinemas.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
Every two minutes she’s poking her head into my room to ask what kind of snacks Titus and Denny like, or if I want her to drive us anywhere.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
Research group Circana says that last year 48.8% of consumers snacked three or more times a day, up 2.7 percentage points over 2024.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026
In between pulls, she snacked on freeze-dried duck liver bits and got a massage.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 20, 2025
Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.
From Slate ● Mar. 3, 2025
People snacked on chips and pan dulce and admired photo collages from Alatorre’s life and career pasted onto poster boards that also featured favorite Alatorre sayings: “Let me begin by beginning ...” “Órale.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2024
She launched into a detailed description of her doggie bath concept, which sounded more like doggie torture, while Audrey and I snacked on cheese.
From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson
Add to this the sugar-hit snacking that keeps some shift workers going overnight and it makes for an extremely unhealthy cocktail.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
This includes the snacking category, where Rennie says consumers are interested in good quality, but smaller treat sizes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
Chicks Luna and Sandy were seen safe and sound Sunday morning around 6 a.m. on the popular livestream nest cam aimed at their Big Bear pine tree, snacking on fish in the family aerie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026
The new CEO has set out to streamline Nestlé’s portfolio around coffee, snacking, nutrition, and pet care, believing all four segments can deliver high-single-digit revenue growth.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Although snacking on termites had amused them, they had argued with each other about how to do the science, how to search for the virus.
From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston
