eat
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When they can’t, they close the door to a small, stuffy office to eat their lunch — the same office where the rat has been hiding for three weeks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
The single person, or the lone vegetarian in a house full of carnivores, might not eat a whole pot of soup in one sitting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
But we can wholeheartedly recommend this dispatch from Slate’s Alexander Sammon, who visited his local Taco Bell to eat chalupas with the brave Americans who aren’t letting the risk of a parasite ruin their appetite.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Keith said twice he had shown up to eat dinner during the hourlong meal time to find the meals had run out.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026
And once we get to the farm, we will be warm as toast, and we shall have all the food we can eat.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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"They get blisters on their feet, their eyes become watery and the hot sand burns their skin and eats up their hair when they are sitting," said the 40-year-old who owns around 500 camels.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Now he says he’s no longer a vegan and eats beef.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 2026
But critics claim the intended effects have backfired, instead stifling sales and slowing apartment construction by disincentivizing developers to build, as the tax eats into their profit margins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
In ecology, a niche refers to the role an organism plays within its environment, including what it eats, where it lives, and how it interacts with other species.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 22, 2026
But Dad is crying alone in a basement while Mom eats sushi on a tropical island.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
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The lasting benefits did not depend on whether participants ate earlier or later in the day.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 18, 2026
Let’s go talk to those people and find out exactly what they ate.
From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026
Brandon Brown, an epidemiologist and professor of medicine with the UC Riverside School of Medicine, contracted the illness in 2018 from what he believes was a salad he ate during a trip.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It is not clear if anyone who ate at Taco Bell has become sick, WWJ said, as cases of cyclosporiasis rise in the state and elsewhere.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Now you’ve got this sad expression just like my sister when Greg ate her entire stash of grubworms.”
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Breeding male capercaillies have increased by by 50% since 2020, but numbers had declined as a result of habitat loss, eggs being eaten and the birds flying into deer fences.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some people who had gotten sick “told investigators they had eaten at Taco Bell,” the Post reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
But Chinese carmakers like BYD and Xpeng have eaten into German carmakers' sales in the world's largest auto market, leading to painful adjustments at home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
The invasive females attract native male mantises, which attempt to mate but are ultimately eaten, reducing local populations.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
I had such a nasty taste in my mouth it reminded me of the time I had eaten some green persimmons.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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A 2022 study of more than 150,000 former smokers compared those who did and didn’t stick to recommendations for maintaining body weight, staying physically active, eating a healthy diet and limiting alcohol consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Perhaps the same will be true with “Obsession”; Curry Barker’s copycats will try and fail to interpret the trials of dating when personality is a facade, and I’ll be left eating crow.
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
She gives him lotus flowers to dull his pain, but as he keeps eating them, his memories and sense of identity begin to fade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Long-term services and support include medical and personal-care services like medication management and help with bathing, dressing, eating, walking and toileting.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
“Do I spend a lot of time thinking about other people eating? Not really.”
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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