dinner
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For many parents, these few weeks can be a stressful time of the year at the dinner table.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
I was waiting at a bar for a dinner table and the guy I was chatting with was pretty upset about his tax bill.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 19, 2026
A crew member learned from a friend that the only person with access to the St John’s safe was at the college’s own rowing dinner, and not to be disturbed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026
Sitting down for dinner alone, she “discreetly googled some of the words on her phone under the table: cotija, calabacitas, tabbouleh, bisque.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
It’s my friend’s birthday next Thursday, so can we do dinner on Wednesday instead?
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
Because since then, I’ve found myself thinking about all the other frozen things that can elicit the same feeling: not resignation, not emergency, not the sad little archaeology of dinners past, but anticipation.
From Salon ● Jul. 11, 2026
‘I’ve plenty of time on my hands’: Advisers bombard me with offers of free steak dinners.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Similar services are spreading across Chinese cities and tourist destinations: paid partners for running, sightseeing, shopping, hospital visits, hot pot dinners, and weekend walks.
From Barron's ● Jun. 19, 2026
The return of nostalgic favorites, like campfire meals and ham dinners, are helping to woo back guests, too, the company said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
Christmas and the New Year had been celebrated at Gateshead with the usual festive cheer; presents had been interchanged, dinners and evening parties given.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
