platter
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"You can't offer anything on a silver platter and unfortunately, we did a couple of times."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
It made me kill some of my darlings and really focus on what I want this sampler platter to be.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026
You have to eat what’s on the platter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
Tuchel also warned Chelsea's Cole Palmer that a place in the Three Lions squad for the World Cup will not be handed to him on a "silver platter".
From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2026
He catches the attention of the woman behind the bar again, who returns a few minutes later with a platter of cheese and fruit and slices of baguette.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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An army of servers brings out platters with choucroute, then Alsace cheeses and the traditional kougelhopf pudding.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
They also noted that “it was arranged on platters with a small wedge of lemon and some garnish.”
From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026
She had stacks of silver serving platters and mountains of spoons, some of which dated back to my grandparents’ catering business.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Then, they would lunch on Salisbury steak and Jell-O platters at Schaber’s Cafeteria.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025
As servants began clearing away the platters and jugs and goblets, Antain cleared his throat.
From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill
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