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[meel] / mil /


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Those living on the street can use the mission to send and receive mail, take a shower, use the restroom and get food, with anywhere from 500 to 1,000 people showing up for each meal.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

"If you know you have a limit on what you can afford, say it at the beginning rather than sitting through the meal hoping someone else suggests paying separately," she advises.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Divided into smaller groups, we prepared butter chicken, green pea pulao and palak paneer, then sat down to enjoy the meal together.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Maybe some people would commute a decent distance so as to not be responsible for cooking a meal.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

She could hear the rattle of the meal cart long before the rest of us and tell by the footstep who was passing in the corridor.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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