potluck dinner
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It was the financial equivalent of a potluck dinner, with everyone contributing something to the table and sharing the spread.
From Salon • Feb. 28, 2023
The annual event is now called Taking Back the Dinner, but it originated back in 2004, when the American Indian Student Commission hosted a private potluck dinner for Native students and their advisers on campus.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2022
Gerlach held a potluck dinner at the Miner’s Club to celebrate Mr. Cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2019
A couple of years ago, I started attending queer potluck dinner parties, yoga, pop-up pool parties, brunches, tea parties, reading and writing groups, fashion shows, community BBQs, and art exhibitions on a more regular basis.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2019
Boys from my graduating class are signing up and shipping out, and every week there’s a farewell potluck dinner in a church basement or the lobby of the Roxy or in someone’s home.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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