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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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Constance, as Ann Messina, Carolyn Bessette’s mother in “Love Story,” you have this speech that you give at their wedding dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

I used to hate the rain as a child, simply because I knew, with utmost certainty, that my mother would be making khichuri for dinner.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

At Walmart, customers in test locations ordered around lunch or dinner and tended to add other items to their Subway delivery, said executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

"The night before she was going to travel back, we were all getting ready to meet her in London, and she went for dinner with friends," Nic added.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

Almost every night after dinner, she puts her phone on speaker and talks to either my aunt or Grandma while she washes the dishes.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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