feast
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A new Australian study suggests that zoo lions behave more like their wild counterparts when they are given whole animal carcasses as part of a feast and fast feeding schedule.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
Manchester United constantly seem to flip between feast and famine, when often they've simply been fine.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
Tiafoe and Shelton are charismatic players who feast on a packed house atmosphere and pull the crowd along.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
You could have customers showing up ordering a feast of fillet steaks because they got an inside tip on your generosity.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Bertha always made a big deal out of Sunday dinner, but with the Odoms coming it was a regular feast.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
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But it also reminds me of why Ashitaka’s central question remains as moving as the film’s visual feasts: Why can’t humans and the forest live together in harmony?
From Salon ● Jul. 22, 2026
Libyans have been enjoying Ramadan with feasts and fireworks -- but soaring prices, a devalued currency and political divisions have left many with little to celebrate.
From Barron's ● Feb. 21, 2026
The bigger cities like New York and Philadelphia boasted theaters, but for most American families across the 13 newly independent states, public entertainment options generally were limited to dances, feasts and local traveling fairs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 15, 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
Shanta first, a big wedding which lasted for many days, plenty of gifts and feasts, diamond earrings, a gold necklace, as befitted the daughter of the village headman.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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With the always-excellent Paudie Clifford influential early on, Kerry feasted on Mayo nerves to register the game's three opening scores, with David Clifford striking twice after Dylan Casey fisted over the bar.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2026
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
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
America feasted on NFL football this past Thanksgiving.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 3, 2025
That evening there was fresh meat to eat, and Mary feasted well.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
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"Wild lions don't eat at the same time every day. They experience natural periods of feasting and fasting depending on hunting success," Hryhorenko said.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026
He warned that slaughtering elephants for celebratory feasting could encourage poaching by creating the impression that killing elephants is acceptable when sanctioned by government.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The game meat is expected to be served as part of the traditional feasting associated with the Independence Day celebrations.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
When nutrient levels are high, feasting algae can quickly reproduce.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Here, too, were boys of gold on pedestals holding aloft bright torches of pitch pine to light the great rooms, and the night-time feasting.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
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