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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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Invite your friends or family for lunch or dinner.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

The excerpt below is a scene from a dinner party in which one character launches into a riff about the pervasiveness of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook recipes at social gatherings.

From Slate Aug. 15, 2026

Instead, she paid to see an immersive Backstreet Boys concert at the Sphere and treated herself to a fancy dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

At the dinner, Salonen gave a loving account of what it meant to be a music director and why he thought Dudamel was the right conductor at the right time.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“I was going to make pot pie for dinner, but unless the power comes back, it’s going to be cereal.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

With life lessons learned among the bees, communal dinners, and music, King not only helps her gradually integrate into the community, but also passes on his leadership role to her.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

When Netflix announced the first-ever Chef’s Table Food Festival, bringing 70 internationally acclaimed chefs to Park City for four days of dinners, demonstrations and excursions, I felt something between excitement and apprehension.

From Salon Aug. 6, 2026

His informal getup, a T-shirt and shorts, contrasts with the elegant environment primed for business lunches and ostentatious dinners.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

He began with a series of intimate dinners and group-coaching sessions, and has since expanded to executive retreats.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

And her pay, at least for now, is free dinners a few times a week.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan




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