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luncheon

[luhn-chuhn] / ˈlʌn tʃən /
NOUN
lunch
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They showed up for their October 1954 luncheon in gas masks, and on the wall behind them hung a banner reading “Why wait till 1955? We might not even be alive.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Noem said during a luncheon with Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the Latin American leaders that the new bloc would serve as “a powerful example to the rest of the world about what’s possible.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

And so in some ways it felt like a more subdued — like it was the luncheon version of that.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

Timothee Chalamet, nominated for best actor in "Marty Supreme," flashed a smile while fellow Best Actor contenders Micahel B. Jordan and Ethan Hawke also flitted around the annual luncheon in Beverly Hills.

From Barron's • Feb. 11, 2026

The next day there was a luncheon for honors graduates, and I was seated with the college dean and the director of the honors program.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover