platter
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With their debut full-length self-titled album released Friday, the same day as their first Hollywood Bowl appearance supporting Al Green, this moment was not handed to them on a silver platter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026
The kitchen scenes are a combo platter of boot camp, frat house hazing ritual and kung fu movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 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
“How was your nap?” she asked, lifting a silver platter full of tiny, delicately decorated sweets.
From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall
There are bottomless mimosas and $28 omelets, towers of French toast and Bloody Marys accessorized like seafood platters.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
Whether it’s silver platters or things left out on the street during bulky item pickup day, the couple is always searching for stylish, affordable finds.
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
The luxury party planner recently threw a “K-pop Demon Hunters” birthday party for an 8-year-old in a New Jersey Country club where they served platters of sushi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 2, 2026
Named Pocatell, the dog had curiously upright ears that were round as platters and roughly three times normal size.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
