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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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In the ’80s — before a text message counted as a greeting — he shared meals and dinner conversation with our family.

From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026

Speaking at a Fianna Fáil dinner on Saturday, Martin said that "absolutely nobody benefits from the reopening of the dispute over the parade on the Garvaghy Road".

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

DoorDash is betting that Americans want more than dinner delivered—like perhaps a dress from Anthropologie or face cream from Macy’s.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

The animals’ success has delighted conservationists but frustrated some cattle ranchers, whose livelihood can become dinner for the endangered canids.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

We’d gathered for dinner, as we did every evening.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

However, sales of frozen dinners and entrees dipped 0.1% to around $13.9 billion.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 2, 2026

MILAN—Prada flew more than 100 of its best customers here for this city’s storied Fashion Week, giving them private access to Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” and dinners at restaurants booked out just for them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

“My girlfriend’s vegetarian. So, I’ve been in Boston these past few weeks and she’s been working, so I’ve been doing a lot of the dinners, and they haven’t been great.”

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 23, 2026

Xi's trip to Washington, which ends on Friday, will have plenty of pomp and pageantry, and includes lavish dinners, private tours and performances.

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

"She wasn't much of a cook, but hey, I guess that's why God invented TV dinners."

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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