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gala

[gey-luh, gal-uh, gah-luh] / ˈgeɪ lə, ˈgæl ə, ˈgɑ lə /




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Before each gala premiere, the hotel hosts what it calls the cortège, or procession.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 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

The Met also announced a gala "host committee" led by Saint Laurent designer Anthony Vaccarello and actress Zoe Kravitz.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

During onstage comments at the gala, Getty Research Institute presidential scholar Sandra Jackson-Dumont discussed the massive impact Saar has had on the art world.

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2026

I’d forgotten that dancing was to follow the gala dinner.

From "Secrets at Sea" by Richard Peck




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