start eating

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These included prompting participants to think about their companion's perspective or telling them that the other diner had clearly invited them to start eating.

From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026

Leading Georgian Dream figure in parliament Mamuka Mdinaradze said it was wrong to portray her as "a person who has committed great heroism… she should start eating and everything would be over".

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2025

Once we see, smell and start eating food, it takes 20-30 minutes for leptin to become active.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2024

“It feels like the same thing as before summer comes along, when I start eating healthy to get my summer body back,” he said.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

I cut off a piece of pork, dunk it in mashed potatoes, and start eating.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins