parlor game

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It’s become a bit of a media-and-tech parlor game to try to estimate exactly what these losses are, on average.

From Slate • Apr. 14, 2026

The scene where the quartet plays their pre-wedding parlor game occurs about 25 minutes into Borgli’s film, and is ripe with instrumental, pre-twist subtext.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Don't call it the "Marty Supreme" effect: table tennis is a growing sport in the United States, in part because of a new professional league giving the parlor game an ultra-competitive edge.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

But he knows that, if a critic can’t draw enlightening connections, attribution is only a parlor game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Back home, the idea of French had seemed like a parlor game anyhow.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver