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are eating
  • present progressive of eat.

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Among GLP-1 users in their survey, 61% of respondents have cut their caloric intake, while 37% are dining out less and roughly half are eating healthier foods.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026

Those interest rates are eating away at your ability to save for retirement, and have the peace of mind and confidence to move forward with your life.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

As the water warms, these predators are eating more, raising concerns about the future of native fish such as salmon.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

In some restaurants, children are eating tasting menus, sampling raw fish, developing preferences that would have once been considered decidedly adult.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Voices and music float from New Clairmont, where the aunts and Granddad are eating blueberry pie and drinking port.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart