- past participle of eat.
eaten
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Breeding male capercaillies have increased by by 50% since 2020, but numbers had declined as a result of habitat loss, eggs being eaten and the birds flying into deer fences.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Some people who had gotten sick “told investigators they had eaten at Taco Bell,” the Post reported, citing a person familiar with the matter.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
The researchers did not directly measure pesticide levels in individual foods eaten by participants.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
But Chinese carmakers like BYD and Xpeng have eaten into German carmakers' sales in the world's largest auto market, leading to painful adjustments at home.
From Barron's ● Jul. 12, 2026
“They’re sleeping now. After they had eaten all they could hold, they crawled down in the straw and went to sleep.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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