dinner

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Just the sort of low-grade irritation that makes you want to be gently contained by dinner.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Allen never got close to Trump or the other guests attending the White House press dinner on a lower floor.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Earlier this year Rupert Murdoch, the controlling shareholder of Fox, expressed his concerns about the matter to President Donald Trump at a dinner at the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

“I don’t want any dinner, Mama,” I said.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls