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snack

[snak] / snæk /


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A father has been reprimanded by police after leaving his son on Japan's highest mountain for several hours with just a soft drink and snack, local media report.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

After the changes, snack sales were up 15% from a year before.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

A massive star has been torn apart and gradually consumed by a black hole in a spectacular event that scientists compared to "preparing a snack for lunch."

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

Or you could stop for a snack at Cafe Aquatica, whose patio fronts the water’s edge.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

She sees the face I make and tells me to grab a can of Coke from the snack table and mix it in.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

It also appeared that Guzmán López had brought along snacks from the Mexican gas station chain Oxxo.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Burnham's TikTok post rating pub snacks attracted a million views.

From BBC Aug. 20, 2026

As Target proceeds with its turnaround plan, the big-box retailer is betting on things like an ambitious grocery-section revamp, more snacks and new Legos.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

TikTok and Instagram are awash with videos of foreigners trying the fiery snacks.

From Barron's Aug. 14, 2026

Fresh varieties of PowerBars and snacks, like the fun day when your parent goes to the grocery store and you snoop in the bag with excitement.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti

He even snacked on caviar with friends and colleagues on a chartered jet to San Antonio to watch Game 1 of the NBA Finals.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 5, 2026

Research group Circana says that last year 48.8% of consumers snacked three or more times a day, up 2.7 percentage points over 2024.

From MarketWatch Feb. 7, 2026

Guests snacked on canapés and hors d’oeuvres before proceeding upstairs for the main course.

From Slate Mar. 3, 2025

They snacked on chips and sipped on coffee to warm up in the evening chill.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 22, 2024

She had some baby carrots in a Ziploc, too, although all she had snacked on so far was her melted chocolate.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I’m like the Thai, who eat eight meals a day, snacking throughout the day.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

Add to this the sugar-hit snacking that keeps some shift workers going overnight and it makes for an extremely unhealthy cocktail.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

With more people taking GLP-1 weight-loss treatments, food companies face both an opportunity and a looming threat, particularly for snacking categories that have long relied on high-calorie tastes.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

The new CEO has set out to streamline Nestlé’s portfolio around coffee, snacking, nutrition, and pet care, believing all four segments can deliver high-single-digit revenue growth.

From Barron's Jun. 10, 2026

“What does it look like? I’m sweeping. You know, all the snacking we do in here makes a real mess on the floor,” she said.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney




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