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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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On his April 23 show, Kimmel presented a mock White House Correspondents’ Dinner speech where he joked that the first lady had “a glow like an expectant widow.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

At her Los Angeles shows, Rodrigo will be joined by openers the Last Dinner Party and Devon Again.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Blanche referenced Saturday's attack at the White House Correspondents Association Dinner, in which a man charged towards the ballroom where Trump was in attendance before US Secret Service stopped him.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Chairman Brendan Carr was sitting in the room for the Correspondents’ Dinner, an event explicitly dedicated to celebrating the First Amendment.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2026

Dinner was not a long affair; no one had an appetite.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser




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