junketing

present participle of junket
as in feeding
to entertain with a fancy meal a lobbyist who regularly junkets politicians who are friendly toward the oil industry

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  • Out on the pack ice, a mother polar bear and her two cubs were feeding on a bearded seal.
    Sarah Kingdom, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Shretha sat on the ground petting her and feeding her water from a bottle.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • The two dashing newcomers have since been regaling the Georgia Aquarium’s existing belugas, a quartet of females*, with tales of their peregrinations.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • One morning earlier this week, Thomas Lupo, the president and CEO of the American Wood Column Corporation, was in his office regaling two young entrepreneurs with tales of his 110-year-old family business.
    Anne Kadet, Curbed, 12 June 2026
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  • Indeed, relatively few spacecraft of any kind have borne female names over the years — and most of the ones that did were not honoring actual, real-life people.
    Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Avengers Campus at Disney California Adventure has added a memorial honoring legendary comic artist/creator Jack Kirby.
    Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • My teenage aunts, entrusted with the care of thousands of white larvae feasting on lush, thick mulberry leaves, had to get up in the middle of the night to scatter more leaves into the trays.
    Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • At around the same time people at Etowah were feasting on cacao, so were people at Chaco Canyon in what’s now New Mexico.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The streets have had a steady buzz in recent months, with locals and tourists dining and strolling between stores throughout the day.
    Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jacobs-Freeman advises starting with textiles, layering a drapery, boucle throw, or even a set of dining chairs before committing in a more permanent way.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Junketing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/junketing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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