eat
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“It’s almost as if they just eat it up in the sense of, ‘We’re down again, here we go, everybody thinks we’re going to fold,’” hitting coach Daniel Vogelbach said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2026
The carpenter had taken lunch to work but decided to go home to eat with his wife instead.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
A promotion for the show “How to With John Wilson,” which he executive produced, escalated into a sketch about Fielder mentoring a group of influencers in a “TikTok Hype House,” even controlling what they eat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
Costly maintenance fees eat into workplace retirement accounts with balances of less than $7,000 when an employee leaves a company.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
Mom sent Dad the doctor’s report, and I’ve told him a bazillion times that when I eat gluten, I feel sick.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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In the world's most populous country, the need for high-end hospitality workers is immense, fuelled by economic growth and the rise of a middle class that travels more and increasingly eats at plush establishments.
From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026
My sport-obsessed son, who already eats a healthy balanced diet, asks me about protein powder on a regular basis.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
The entire offensive line eats together at lunch in the cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026
Sofiyka eats biscuits with herbal tea as she gets ready for bed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
The library—where Annabelle eats sandwiches from Hixter’s Bar and Grill with six members of the Warren Township High School track and field team and the Warren Township librarians—sits across from the railroad track.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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On returning home he ate pizza and played video games, claiming he "had to disconnect".
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
At the dinner, Graham ate little and talked a lot.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
Known as isotopic analysis, this technique can reveal information about what an animal ate and drank, as well as where it may have lived.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
But the teenagers who discovered “Rad” ate it up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2026
I didn’t live in the dorms with everyone else, and the only meal I ate in the dining hall was lunch, and I usually used that time to cram for a class.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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Refiners initially benefited from exceptional margins as diesel prices surged relative to crude, but soaring tanker rates and rising crude delivery costs have since eaten into profitability.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 14, 2026
Adjusting the order in which foods are eaten is relatively simple and may be easier to maintain than diets that require avoiding particular food groups.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 2026
Another source I spoke to was "eaten alive by anxiety" over the investigation and baffled that Germany, a close ally of Ukraine, was even pursuing prosecution.
From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026
More than 80% of seafood eaten in the U.S. is imported, and 9% of that comes from China.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
But a fox had taken one in its cave and eaten it.
From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen
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However, scientists are still working to understand exactly how this eating pattern produces its wide-ranging health benefits.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, olive oil consumption and eating fewer refined carbohydrates were associated with higher levels of SHMOOSE.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
That seemed reasonable based on the overall costs, assuming roughly a 50/50 split between eating at home and on campus.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mi-ok and Cheol pay their respects, and while eating with others afterward notice a woman in the room with a camera.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
I led her to the back, where Ma and the boys were already eating dinner with Mr. Lew.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
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