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congress

[kong-gris, kuhn-gres, kuhng-] / ˈkɒŋ grɪs, kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ- /


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With only four senators and one representative in congress, de la Espriella faces challenges in getting the political backing for his overhaul, said Sergio Guzmán, director of the Colombia Risk consulting firm.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

Speaking at the GMB Union's congress on Tuesday, Healey said the chancellor was "right recently when she said we need to buy British".

From BBC Jun. 9, 2026

Pastef will hold a party congress at the weekend to confirm Sonko as its leader.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Orbán stepped down as an MP last month, pledging to rebuild his party, and his future as Fidesz party chairman will be decided in June at a party congress.

From BBC May 29, 2026

The spring of 1935 came and the plans for the writers’ congress went on apace.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

Then came Resolution 68, passed on 4 May last year at a meeting of the politburo, the highest decision-making body between party congresses.

From BBC Jan. 23, 2026

The Vazquezes introduced the “on-1” step and innovated a flashier, dramatic style of salsa in L.A. that brought crowds to competitions and congresses through the 2000s.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 3, 2025

It spans congresses and authors of both parties.

From Salon Sep. 23, 2023

The heads of the Mercosur decided to accept Bolivia as a full member in 2015, but its entrance needs to be authorized by congresses of the full members.

From Reuters Jul. 4, 2023

After the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, when the anger of the American colonists against their British rulers began to spill over, dozens of committees and congresses of angry colonists sprang up around New England.

From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell




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