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platter

[plat-er] / ˈplæt ər /


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Using his company card, Bodner bought a large platter of sandwiches and food in case others, who didn’t respond either way, decided to show up.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Silver Diner, which has locations across the Mid-Atlantic states, offers a free-range turkey platter with rosemary-sage gravy and ginger cranberry-orange sauce on its kids’ menu.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Tuchel also warned Chelsea's Cole Palmer that a place in the Three Lions squad for the World Cup will not be handed to him on a "silver platter".

From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026

But now it’s software—and Microsoft—getting served up on a platter, as artificial intelligence shifts priorities across the tech sector.

From Barron's • Mar. 13, 2026

The potatoes were in the oven, the beans in a covered pan, the table set with forks and a platter of sliced tomatoes and glasses of water.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt




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