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ate

[eyt, et] / eɪt, ɛt /




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Over time, some hotels allowed her to book a room or suite, so long as she used the service elevator and ate meals in her room.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 18, 2026

“He just sat there and ate it,” McKay would later testify.

From Slate Sep. 17, 2026

Those participants ate a diet in which 14 percent of energy came from protein, 28-29 percent from fat, and 53 percent from carbohydrates.

From Science Daily Sep. 16, 2026

Two of these individuals traveled to an outbreak-affected state, ate at a Taco Bell and became ill.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 12, 2026

The last thing I ate was a blueberry muffin on the plane.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller



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