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Didn't have a lot of time, just a couple cocktail parties really.
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
The back-and-forth with vendors is something Saks Global has had to deal with repeatedly over the past year — writing letters to brands, calming nerves with reassuring phone calls, trying to temper the cocktail party rumor circuit and in the courts.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Adding amaretto, rum, Kahlúa, Cointreau, or bourbon will elevate your brownies from a dessert just for kids to a cocktail party treat.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Jan. 2026
The back-and-forth with vendors is something Saks Global has had to deal with repeatedly over the past year — writing letters to brands, calming nerves with reassuring phone calls, trying to temper the cocktail party rumor circuit and in the courts.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Jan. 2026
Adding amaretto, rum, Kahlúa, Cointreau, or bourbon will elevate your brownies from a dessert just for kids to a cocktail party treat.
—Patricia S York, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
This almost operates like a cocktail party, so people get a little bit tipsy before the actual ceremony.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Cocktail party.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cocktail%20party. Accessed 17 Jan. 2026.
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