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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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He typically eats five or six balanced meals a day that include foods such as eggs, avocado, broccoli, sweet potatoes, oats, almond milk and fruit.

From BBC • May 22, 2026

Specifically, it’s Aniston’s response to being asked what she eats when she’s stressed.

From Salon • May 17, 2026

Our family is vegan, but he eats eggs, so he makes himself an egg sandwich with avocado a lot of times.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

When these small businesses are finally run out of the city that never sleeps, it will look more and more like the city that never eats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

“No, no, no. We’re family. Family eats free.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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