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feast

[feest] / fist /




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I head for another feast, another set of fires.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2026

It was a feast day and everyone was celebrating, but M's daughter stayed in her room crying.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

After Saturday's wedding feast, the presentation of the household goods began.

From BBC Aug. 9, 2026

This year the Dodgers’ offense has been a case of feast or famine.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 8, 2026

Nathan went to break the dams and I with him and with me our children, sunken-eyed, noisy as they had not been for many days at the thought of the feast, carrying nets and baskets.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

And I grew up in a large extended family, eating kamayan feasts together with our hands.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 13, 2026

During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, families traditionally gather over joyous feasts to break the daytime fast.

From Barron's Feb. 22, 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 Black Spot,” which Fuchs and Kane co-wrote, displays the fruit of Derry’s bigotry in all its nastiness, a harvest so ripe and bountiful that Pennywise feasts to satiety.

From Salon Dec. 8, 2025

The days had rung to the sounds of trumpets and pounding hooves, and the nights had been full of feasts and song.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin

We feasted on smoked pork belly, which was fatty and fork-tender, smoked brisket, baked beans, and, of course, candied sweet potato with plenty of butter, cinnamon, and sugar.

From Salon Jan. 13, 2026

More than 90 people have been charged with setting up sham businesses and nonprofits in Minnesota that feasted on Medicaid, food, housing and other welfare programs.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 4, 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

So all the day until the sun went down they feasted to their hearts’ content.

From "The Odyssey" by Homer

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

When nutrient levels are high, feasting algae can quickly reproduce.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 20, 2026

“We’re all fighting over scraps instead of feasting on prosperity,” said real-estate developer Carl Koelbel.

From The Wall Street Journal May 4, 2026

Early on, the knock was that New England, 4-13 the last couple of seasons, was feasting on an easy schedule, including light hors d’oeuvres like the Jets.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 19, 2026

It was a part of the year everyone looked forward to because there would be cousins to play with, games in the rice camps, the pleasures of talk, feasting, more talk, more visiting and feasting.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich




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