dinner

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She had been calling Lee in for his dinner when she noticed a message he had written in chalk on a pavement near their home.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

I used to hate the rain as a child, simply because I knew, with utmost certainty, that my mother would be making khichuri for dinner.

From Salon • Jun. 7, 2026

After dinner, we’d drive down to South Pasadena where there’s a bar and grill called the Barkley.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

The Obamas had the group play the couple’s first official White House dinner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

“What happened?” she asked, taking a seat behind her desk and pulling off the black no-nonsense heels that she always wore when someone important came for dinner.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin