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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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Schalk told Rodriguez he would take her out to dinner at her favorite restaurant, but there was a catch.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 16, 2026

I enjoyed a nice dinner and then waited as the speaker before me—from a group named Teton Gravity Research out of Jackson Hole, Wyo.—got ready.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Invite your friends or family for lunch or dinner.

From MarketWatch Aug. 16, 2026

If you spend three hours catching up over dinner instead of hopping between bars, are you participating less in nightlife?

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

Then we went back to my design until dinner.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

The tasting was one of dozens of tests the maker of Slim Jims and Hungry-Man dinners is conducting with an eye toward the conundrum presented by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

With life lessons learned among the bees, communal dinners, and music, King not only helps her gradually integrate into the community, but also passes on his leadership role to her.

From Barron's Aug. 13, 2026

I’ve been to a dozen of those dinners.

From Salon Jul. 31, 2026

His informal getup, a T-shirt and shorts, contrasts with the elegant environment primed for business lunches and ostentatious dinners.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 31, 2026

The scenes from back home—the campfire sing-alongs, dinners at the pavilion, volleyball games outside the Big House—just seemed to make his friends sad.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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