parlor
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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
On the first floor, the front parlor, with its wooden wainscoting and classical door frames, is more elegant after conservation restored small details in the decorative moldings.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026
A flustered maid put him in the parlor.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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