They attended a gala dinner for nearly 300 judges, lawyers and guests.
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Late in the afternoon, the players disappeared to prepare for last night's gala dinner.
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I remember, not so long ago, being at a gala dinner and everyone was eating plates of food and my meal took forever to come.
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He raised the cash at his annual golf day and gala dinner.
The Sun
The custom at the pre-match gala dinner was for the two teams to sign one another's menus as keepsakes.
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