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eats

British  
/ iːts /

plural noun

  1. informal articles of food; provisions

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Before I could even open a menu, he’d tell the waiter, “Sauce on the side, she eats like a celebrity,” making me feel adored, not demanding.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Nvidia Chief Executive Jensen Huang has been touting 2026 as the year that inference eats AI for a while now.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

One resident in Nangarhar said the UN agency "used to help us a lot", but now he has cut the amount of bread he eats.

From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026

"Look how it's eating," the man filming says, as the man in the pit eats the grain.

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

“A friend? We’d better get up there quick, before someone eats my kabobs.”

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan