dinner

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This one felt a little like playing pantry alchemist in the hour before dinner — the sort of meal that begins with “What needs using?” and somehow ends with something improbably lush.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

Allen never got close to Trump or the other guests attending the White House press dinner on a lower floor.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

Earlier this year Rupert Murdoch, the controlling shareholder of Fox, expressed his concerns about the matter to President Donald Trump at a dinner at the White House, the Wall Street Journal reported last week.

From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026

Finally, he motioned the audience to stop, like, “OK. OK. Enough. Let’s go have dinner and a drink.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

I know most of these names from dinner parties and charity events, but I don’t know any of them.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller