having a meal
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In the studies, participants imagined having a meal with a friend.
From Science Daily • Jan. 12, 2026
The apartment from which she vanished while her parents were having a meal at a nearby restaurant on the holiday complex was not properly sealed off, so vital forensic clues were lost.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2025
Normally more than 1,000 visitors a day are taking in the view and having a meal at the popular roadside destination Nepenthe, according to its general manager, Kirk Gafill.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2024
“Spending the day exploring, having a meal with a water view and returning to Seattle, timing the voyage to coincide with the sunset.”
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2023
At that moment the gong struck up again its ringing, buzzing, drumming sound, and I pricked up my ears, in the vain hope of having a meal at last.
From On Board the Esmeralda Martin Leigh's Log - A Sea Story by Overend, William Heysham
