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

The gathering included a potluck dinner, an exhibit of her ceramic sculptures and lots of singing.

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

A Thanksgiving potluck dinner outside Men’s Central Jail in support of Padilla was shut down when dozens of deputies in riot gear appeared.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2020

The church was having a potluck dinner and bonfire to celebrate the New Year.

From "Out of Darkness" by Ashley Hope Pérez