gala
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Rubio then attends a gala reception in New Delhi for the 250th anniversary of US independence from Britain, on July 4, 1776.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Before each gala premiere, the hotel hosts what it calls the cortège, or procession.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026
When the event was initially planned in 1939, the RKO Radio Pictures release “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” was set as the opening night gala.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
The invitation-only gala, which benefits The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute, began in 1948 as a fundraiser that marked the Institute’s annual spring fashion exhibition and was attended primarily by high-society museum patrons.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
“I know. We’ve been practicing at lunchtime lately. But we’ll be done soon enough. Just a few more weeks. The gala is on March fifteenth.”
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
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