as in eating
to take in as food
anyone planning to partake of the vegetarian meal needs to sign up for it beforehand
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Chinese manufacturers are competing in their home market now with their impressive luxury sedans and SUVs and eating into sales made by BMW, and other German premium competitors like Mercedes, Audi, and Porsche.—
Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
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Kansas City Council member Melissa Patterson Hazley spent most of her day in the district attending openings for new businesses, visiting shows and eating at restaurants.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
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Treat Infestations Sprinkling a mix of equal parts borax and sugar can help get rid of bugs like ants and roaches (they’ll be attracted to the sugar and die after consuming the borax).—
Quincy Bulin,
Southern Living,
20 June 2026
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Interest in kratom surged in the last couple of years as users have reported consuming the compound in the form of a pill, powder or tea to treat various ailments.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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But no series ostensibly for children has worked harder to guilt-trip adults into taking better care of their pets or belongings than the Toy Story movies, in which the mere act of putting away playthings is tantamount to mass murder.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
19 June 2026
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Try one undistracted meal a week Finding the time for just one dedicated family meal a week — putting away the phone for 20 to 30 minutes during breakfast, lunch or dinner — could be worth it when the nightly affair is simply not going to happen.—
Elise Haulund,
CNN Money,
16 June 2026
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“Partaking (of).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/partaking%20%28of%29. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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