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potluck

[pot-luhk, -luhk] / ˈpɒtˌlʌk, -ˈlʌk /




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When so much of our public life is mediated through phone screens, dubious algorithms and national outrage, there is something sincere and restorative about a neighborhood potluck.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

If we imagine it as a potluck, we will build another.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

The freedom to assemble peaceably, as we do in neighborhood potluck meals.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026

Fortunately, becoming a potluck person turns out to be fairly simple.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

Last fall we were at a neighborhood potluck dinner when Aretha ate a baby’s disposable diaper.

From "Crenshaw" by Katherine Applegate




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