: lunch
especially
: a formal usually midday meal as part of a meeting or for entertaining a guest
a company luncheon
a fund-raising luncheon
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Lopez will be recognized at a May 20 luncheon in Sacramento during California Classified School Employees Week.
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City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The changes, which the speaker is expected to announce at an awards luncheon for the American Institute of Architects Friday afternoon, would take aim at the city’s construction rules for smaller residential buildings in order to encourage developers to build on smaller parcels.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tickets to the conference and luncheon, scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, will once again be largely allocated to those with the most $TRUMP coins, but the price to acquire them has become significantly cheaper.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The annual luncheon hosted by the Congressional Club Museum and Foundation honors the first lady and brings together congressional spouses, administration officials, and guests to advance bipartisan community service.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
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City News Service, Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
The changes, which the speaker is expected to announce at an awards luncheon for the American Institute of Architects Friday afternoon, would take aim at the city’s construction rules for smaller residential buildings in order to encourage developers to build on smaller parcels.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 24 Apr. 2026
Tickets to the conference and luncheon, scheduled for Saturday, April 25 at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort, will once again be largely allocated to those with the most $TRUMP coins, but the price to acquire them has become significantly cheaper.
—Jack Kubinec, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
The annual luncheon hosted by the Congressional Club Museum and Foundation honors the first lady and brings together congressional spouses, administration officials, and guests to advance bipartisan community service.
—Sydney Topf, The Washington Examiner, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Luncheon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/luncheon. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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luncheon
noun
lun·cheon
ˈlən-chən 
: a light meal at midday
especially
: a formal lunch
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