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hen party

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as in tea party

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Recent Examples of hen party One hen party group nearly brought the roof down. — Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 2 June 2026 Scottish hen parties were deemed to contain ritualistic profanation. — Victor J. Blue, Harpers Magazine, 23 Nov. 2025 With life milestones also coming thick and fast outside of birthdays, the sentiment of overspending then gets carried through to hen parties and weddings, then eventually baby showers and kids’ parties. — Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 22 May 2024 Today, the Czechia capital is a hot-spot for tourists, a destination for stag and hen parties. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 25 Mar. 2024 Today, drinking culture is much less revered, and more often than not the idea of drinking on planes evokes images of rowdy stag dos or over zealous hen parties. — Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Sep. 2023 Filled with… random stuff that seems to now be a part of every hen party. — townandcountrymag.com, 29 May 2023 Sarah Ferguson had a hen party to remember — with her pal Princess Diana by her side. — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2023 Over the festive period, holiday-makers included Bella Hadid with her boyfriend, Chloë Sevigny (who threw her hen party here last year) and her family, Emily Ratajkowski, and Paloma Elsesser. — Sarah Harris, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2023

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Noun

And there was a very negative reaction to Kamu really cornering you at that tea party.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
Democratic socialists hope to ride wave of momentum The democratic socialist movement appears to be gaining momentum over a decade after Republicans rode the tea party wave.

— Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 22 July 2026

Definition of tea party

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And somehow — because this is how life on the cocktail party circuit works sometimes — their paths converged, maybe 30 yards from Babe Ruth’s plaque and just around the corner from the goosebumpy Ted Williams sculpture.

— Jayson Stark, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The living room, meanwhile, was large enough for an intimate cocktail party, with a wet bar and plenty of comfortable seating.

— Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2026

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Bloomfield oversees the resort’s culinary activities too, like a fireside supper for two and a special picnic basket to take on a scenic hike.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026
Janet is at boarding school and the usual domestic routine—breakfast, school uniform, drop-off, pickup, playdate, supper, homework, bath, bed—has been blown to bits.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

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Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher recently followed the band on socials.

— Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 10 June 2026
Jensen was the first female comic to win NY’s Funniest Stand-Up Award at the New York Comedy Festival and has amassed over a million followers across her socials, as well as over two million views on her YouTube specials.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026

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The symposium was moved from a 400-seat auditorium at the National Gallery to a meeting room at Dumbarton Oaks that seats 80.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The central bank skips an August meeting as the Kansas City Fed hosts its annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

— Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026

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