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convention

[kuhn-ven-shuhn] / kənˈvɛn ʃən /




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Bookers now gather at the Seatrade Cruise Global convention every year to line up entertainment for cruises across the globe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The broadcaster and author said he broke his leg, hip, pelvis and a "bunch of ribs" at the CogX convention at the O2 arena in London after giving the keynote address in September 2023.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

On the convention floor, I ran into Andy Levin, who is something of a local political barometer with his own ideas about where the Democrats should go.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

Why this fallback to current convention, when the rest of the experience is about radical reinvention?

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2026

The Grimké sisters continued to ignore convention when they set off on an extensive lecture tour across Massachusetts in 1837.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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