platter
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As the machine whirred to life, the film strip moved from a large platter through a system of rollers, pulled sideways across the front of the lens.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
A platter of summer tomatoes, tuna-belly conserva, shaved onion, and punchy olives arrives where it cannot possibly fit.
From Salon ● Aug. 11, 2026
"You can't offer anything on a silver platter and unfortunately, we did a couple of times."
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
The platter cost $642.50—but ended up costing JPMorgan far, far more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
When I told Mama where you were traveling, she dropped a whole platter of biscuits from the shock of it.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
Take, for example, elaborate platters of vegetable crudité, complete with cottage cheese, yellow mustard and a sausage or two.
From Salon ● May 24, 2026
Silver platters are everywhere: on side tables, under cabinets and also under the bed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 28, 2026
Eagerly they dig into platters of durian, carefully arranged from the mildest to the richest.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 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
They rotated platters from the counter to the table and back.
From "Millionaires for the Month" by Stacey McAnulty
