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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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There’s a lot Tom Nancy likes about his new life as a human boy: sandwiches, climbing trees, dessert after dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

“Now, a lovely family can have a big Thanksgiving dinner using it,” said Van Meter.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Located a block away from the Santa Monica Beach, the Victorian operates as a restaurant during the day, serving up weekend brunch, dinner and happy hour.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

At El Nopal, a regional Mexican chain my family has frequented for years, the opening minutes of dinner follow a familiar choreography.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

Then after dinner she sent us down to the garden to pick a big bunch of glads.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

Frozen meals have come a long way from the blanched vegetables and rubbery, puck-shaped meat approximations found in TV dinners of the 1970s and 80s.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

The couple, along with their four children and his 80-year-old mother, were greeted by cannon salutes and lavish dinners including parrot soup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

It is a group of news organisations that combine resources to follow presidents wherever they are - in the Oval Office, at state dinners, on Air Force One or on holiday.

From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026

These weekends felt harmless at first and, perhaps you paid your way by taking care of dinners, which could almost cost as much as $500 over the course of two days.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

We practiced about half an hour every day, after our ravioli dinners.

From "Breaking Through" by Francisco Jiménez




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