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