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Recent Examples of dine outAn Asian American diner in Houston, a swanky Afro-Caribbean restaurant in LA, and more reasons to dine out this season.—Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025 In 2023, consumer spending on food away from home increased to $1.5 trillion, up from $1.3 trillion in 2022, marking a significant shift as dining out expenditures surpassed grocery spending.—Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 15 May 2025 While the cost of groceries, on average, declined, the report found the price of dining out got more expensive and is up about 4% from the past year.—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 14 May 2025 Sherman and Heidi Gardner are moms dining out with their sons (Mikey Day and Andrew Dismukes).—Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for dine out
Even though diet culture often frames snacking as a negative—an unbridled act of gluttony at best, and a sign of moral weakness at worst—reaching for an edible pick-me-up when the hunger pangs hit is the most natural thing in the world.
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Caroline Tien,
SELF,
6 June 2025
Other responses ranged from snacking on construction materials to being physically repulsed by a customer's name at work.
The lifestyle influencer, 36, has been sharing content from her girls' vacation to Bali, where she's been lunching out, shopping and even getting matching tattoos with her friends.
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