parlor
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After the trial concluded, the founder of Indivisible Baldwin County, the group that had organized the No Kings protest, rounded up a small crew for a celebratory dinner at the pizza parlor down the block.
From Slate • May 4, 2026
“We wanted to create a room where the family can congregate,” said designer Jamie Loren, describing the cozy parlor painted in the color Viridian Odyssey by Dunn-Edwards Paints.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 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
I raced through the rest of my marketing, rushed into Mrs. Wigginbottom’s kitchen with the groceries, and scurried through the cabbage-scented parlor until I caught up with Aunt Kitty.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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