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dinner

[din-er] / ˈdɪn ər /


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It’s 7 p.m. on a random weeknight, and you’re scratching your head while staring into the fridge, wondering what to eat for dinner.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

If not, we’d go to Musso & Frank Grill to get a shrimp cocktail and steak dinner.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

At Walmart, customers in test locations ordered around lunch or dinner and tended to add other items to their Subway delivery, said executives.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Reveles recalled that the fitness star spent his final evening watching TV, eating dinner, and speaking about how grateful he was for his life and supporters before going to bed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

She took us to a quick dinner, where we awkwardly explained most of what had happened.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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