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morning tea

British  

noun

  1. Brit equivalent: elevenses.  a mid-morning snack with a cup of tea

"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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Yu’s husband, Jack Chen, first grew suspicious in April 2022 when he began to notice a “chemical taste” in his morning tea.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2023

Workers were soon taken on again with a 5% pay rise provided they gave up their morning tea break.

From BBC Sep. 27, 2022

Sometimes he just sits with them in silence, over his morning tea and their dinner, in place of his vanished hour-long commute.

From Washington Post Dec. 29, 2020

On Friday, Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, will arrive at the White House for morning tea with President Obama and his wife, Michelle.

From Seattle Times Jan. 17, 2017

He was regarding Ekon much the way one might regard a spider in their morning tea.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

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