dinner table
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“He was picking up his phone and looking at it all the time. I would say, ‘Hey, you know there’s no phones at the dinner table.’
From Slate • May 12, 2026
“It’s been a lot of dinner table anxiety,” said Babith Bhoopalan, who worked for Microsoft in product management and customer experience before founding his own consulting company.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026
The price of oil rarely makes it into dinner table conversation.
From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026
Meredith’s childhood friend called from their dinner table.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026
I remember what Madoc told us at the dinner table ages ago, about how the throne was vulnerable during a change in power.
From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black
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