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banquets

NOUN
formal dinner, usually ceremonial
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Kim, absorbing North Korea’s first major combat losses in many decades, has lavished surviving families with banquets, gold medals and new Pyongyang apartments.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

"I've been to state banquets, they're lovely, but you never get to speak to the visiting head of state," he said, adding it was better to prompt a debate by not attending.

From BBC • Sep. 16, 2025

Equestrian riders will gallop on the grounds of the royal Palace of Versailles, where Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette once held lavish banquets.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 16, 2024

Perks include priority class registration that allows them to attend practices, premium seats at games, recognition at team banquets and free shoes.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

For attending Shabbos dinners and banquets hosted by the burial society, I had acquired a secondhand dress coat.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros



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