having a meal
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In the studies, participants imagined having a meal with a friend.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
Travelers waiting for flights at Los Angeles International Airport can bide their time by having a meal, grabbing a drink, people watching — or, perhaps, reading a banned book.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2024
Court documents say that Mr Kelly was having a meal with his wife on 30 January 2023 when he spotted a group of five camouflaged men moving through his cattle ranch near Nogales.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
“We don’t want to stand here and have these conversations about people being harmed when they’re simply having a meal with their family,” she said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 11, 2023
"Looks as if one of 'em had been having a meal, had had to leave it, and had never come back to it," remarked Ayscough.
From The Orange-Yellow Diamond by Fletcher, J. S. (Joseph Smith)