feast
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Though occasionally less than ideally written and acted, “The Odyssey,” as a feast of image and sound, is an exceptional cinematic experience.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
Stuff the grilled meat into charcoal-toasted pita with salata na’ameh—a finely diced Palestinian salad with tomatoes, cucumbers, onion and herbs—plus hummus, baba ganoush and/or toum, and you’ve got a handheld feast.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Jeremy Williams of the Yorkshire Times described, external the show as "top-tier art" and a "stunningly staged, thought-provoking visual feast".
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
Mikey was always the ghost at this feast but he was also the force that, indirectly, brought everyone together to uncover secrets and find the treasure.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
“That wasn’t for a feast for you. The bull had gone mad,” she said.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, families traditionally gather over joyous feasts to break the daytime fast.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
December’s feasts and fêtes are a cook’s crucible, but by January, chances are your kitchen stamina has begun to sputter out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 8, 2026
The feasts began in 1997 and have continued apace every other year since then, featuring a who’s who of literary accomplishment across every genre.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 5, 2025
November is another feast of feasts, with All Saints' on the first of the month and Armistice on the 11th offering relief from autumn blues.
From BBC ● Jul. 16, 2025
No more feasts outside of Christmas and Easter, he said.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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Startups that spent years fighting for crumbs of the Pentagon’s budget as the handful of large defense corporations feasted are suddenly finding themselves welcomed to the table and courted by Silicon Valley venture capital.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026
The press feasted on Duesberg’s self-portrayal as the victim of ostracism arising from professional jealousies — a target of cancel culture before that was a thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 29, 2026
Australia resumed at 271-4 with Head on 142 and Carey 52 and they feasted early on some mediocre bowling.
From Barron's ● Dec. 20, 2025
Sichuan Alley, which opened its first outlet in New York last year, is inspired by "alley culture" characteristic of early 20th Century Chengdu – a warren of old streets where people mingled and feasted.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2025
It was not unpleasant in itself, if you did not know what had once been there—the sedge, the ducks, and the giant carp that two tramps had roasted and feasted on by the island temple.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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They remain for a year, feasting and recovering, before Circe helps them prepare for the journey ahead.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026
Now, a new study on the diet of gray wolves suggests that the population regrowth is a result of the animals feasting on cattle, as their natural prey sources remain comparatively scarce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland have spent the past four weeks feasting on floundering defenses all over America.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
This was an expanded World Cup with a thinner field and maybe the U.S. was a medium-size fish feasting on minnows.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2026
To carry he must speak louder; and this would rouse those striped and inimical creatures from their feasting by the fire.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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