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Recent Examples of platterPlace cooled cake on a platter.—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025 Three flies landed on the deli meat platter at that self- service bar.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025 Longtime community organizer Marie Love flitted back and forth, setting up platters of dessert and passing out bottles of water.—Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Oct. 2025 When not in use, display the platter as décor on your counter, dining table, or bar.—Izzy Baskette, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for platter
The classic Escalade’s two highest trim levels feature the same power doors, an executive second-row package with massage seats, tray tables, and headrest speakers.
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Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
Next to the nonwoven ends sits a tray of unused beads, some of which have seemingly spilled over and were crushed into dust by footsteps.
And the person who poured the beverage is revealed to be someone disguised in a giant Dunkin’ cup.
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Erin Clements,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
That’ll be a lot for chiliheads to sample, but a portion of the proceeds from each tasting kit purchased ($15 for eight sample cups) always supports a local cause.
Then came whispers that Netflix had put the show on its internal server, and employees couldn’t get enough of Bell and Brody’s crackling chemistry.
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Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
Monday’s outage had such a widespread impact because many companies rely on cloud providers for the backend functions that support their businesses, such as virtual server space, storage or developer tools.
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