banquet
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The immediate answer is that several of next year’s Academy Award nominees are starting their long Oscar seasons at the splendid opening-night banquet where truffles adorned both the sea bass and the ice cream.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
"The first day... unfolded as a carefully choreographed state banquet, served on fine porcelain, while traders quietly inspected the cracks beneath the table. The optics were unquestionably constructive," said Stephen Innes at SPI Asset Management.
From Barron's • May 15, 2026
The size of the Chinese leadership’s presence at the banquet was smaller compared with during Trump’s last visit, in 2017.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
When Xi last hosted a banquet for Trump, all six other Standing Committee members attended the event, plus five recently retired members.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
There was a throne room, a vast hall with a banquet table so long it could seat thirty, a library, a portrait gallery.
From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby
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