conventions
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The arias follow the conventions of the period with plenty of coloratura and opportunities to show off, but Mozart’s preternatural ability to create character is already present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The gathering was just two days, but still had the look and feel of the traditional four-day conventions staged by both parties in presidential election years.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
“We go to conventions and we meet families where grandparents and parents and kids and grandkids are all watching our shows together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
And in the modern technological era, artificial-intelligence models add a new wrinkle to corporate conventions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
It should be obvious that facts can both be unquestionable and only have meaning within certain discursive conventions: e.g.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
