banquet
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Louis, in comparison, is kinda busted — gloomy, tortured, unable to fully embrace the everlasting banquet Lestat has laid out for him.
From Salon ● Jun. 13, 2026
At an evening banquet on Monday, Xi praised relations between both countries, saying that China and North Korea are "linked by mountains and rivers and share a common destiny", state outlet Xinhua reported.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Leonor said her sister and brother, who co-own a banquet hall in the city of Commerce, soon lost a year’s worth of bookings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 7, 2026
And he is angry at allegations that a Nazi salute was seen at one banquet.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
“Just now, I was told that I could not go,” Khrushchev announced at a banquet full of movie stars.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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Industry executives say caterers now clamor for foie gras to add a luxurious touch to weddings and banquets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
Her party is trying to get local authorities to stop the banquets, and has had an initial success in the Brittany town of Quimper.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
Embraced across China since the 1970s, these tunes are widely performed at both casual gatherings and high-profile state banquets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
It’s the week of distractions for players and coaches, with interviews, banquets, pep rallies and constant phone calls seeking tickets.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2024
After Jem’s funeral, they were in the kitchen cleaning up the remains of the tribal banquets that are a part of dying in Maycomb.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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He met with Lao president Bounnhang Vorachit, was feted at a welcome banqueted, where he toasted to a relationship he said would “mean greater progress and opportunity for the people of Laos”.
From The Guardian ● Sep. 6, 2016
Mecom was banqueted by King Hussein, in turn entertained Jordanian officials with a dinner party at the new Jerusalem Intercontinental Hotel on the Mount of Olives.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Last week leading statisticians and market analysts of prominent stock exchange firms banqueted.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Following greetings, Chiang and his friends banqueted on fried shrimp, stuffed chicken and mandarin fish with sweet and sour sauce at Hangchow's famed Lou Wai Restaurant.
From Time Magazine Archive
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They knew just what the divine inhabitants did there, what they ate and drank and where they banqueted and how they amused themselves.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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“The extravagant gifting and banqueting and entertaining that fueled one big sector of imported wine has evaporated,” said Ian Ford, founding partner of Nimbility, an Asia-based beverage consulting firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 24, 2026
As photos on the academy website show, this was the last of the banqueting Oscars.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 8, 2023
It acted as a banqueting hall - though was so large other smaller halls had to be built nearby for some occasions and the royal household usually ate in one of those.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2022
Or, oh — I want Keats, Byron, Rachel Carson, Dickens, Darwin — and, oh, I so want Churchill and, and, and — my dinner party will need a banqueting hall to fit them all in!
From New York Times ● Oct. 14, 2021
But Perseus had Hermes with him, so that the road lay open to him, and he reached that host of happy people who are always banqueting and holding joyful revelry.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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