eat in
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“Sometimes I didn’t eat in Egypt, just to feel solidarity with them,” Imran said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
You’ve created the life you wanted for yourself, and you can afford to eat in your favorite hotspots, so bravo for making it this far on your own terms.
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 12, 2026
Ask me any other time where to eat in Little Haiti or Little River, the Gables or the Grove, and I can rattle off places with ease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 6, 2025
They pray by torchlight for food, shelter, and water, then eat in silence.
From BBC ● Aug. 9, 2025
“Sense be damned! You can eat in the bath if that’s what you wish. You’ve earned it.”
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
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