cocktail party

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And as MAGAdom rounded into shape, and I started telling my girlfriend about Milo Yiannopoulos, she said, “Rather than talking about this guy at a cocktail party, you should be writing a newsletter about it.”

From Slate • May 7, 2026

Long-running production “The Willows” is set to wrap in early April, and “Monster Party,” a period piece that takes guests to a devilishly extravagant cocktail party, is re-launching in mid-April.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I did once spy him across the room at a cocktail party for Prince Andrew in the early 2000s.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Bruno, dressed in pink and yellow, was at a Midcentury-themed cocktail party called Tickled Pink.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

So many giants had gathered there it looked like a cocktail party for redwood trees.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan