convention
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Trump turned his full attention to the election in September at the Republican Party's midterm convention.
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
Livieri met his wife at an American Ferret Association convention in Colorado.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
The alleged violations of the convention "are a stain on our collective conscience and it would be irresponsible to pretend that it is not our business," Jallow said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 3, 2026
The company is also breaking from earnings convention by reporting results on a Monday for the first time since 2015, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026
Edmund Randolph made it abundantly clear at the Virginia ratifying convention just what “domestic interests” Mason had in mind.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
"What I would emphasise is that our positions are based on human rights and are supported by international law and international conventions," Jabareen said.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
Because autistic people take in the world differently, we’re apt to misunderstand, or miss entirely, the social cues and conventions that drive neurotypical social interactions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
He has the conventions of attractiveness, from his height to his pearly whites to the almost strategic amount of smile lines he has, but add them up and you somehow don’t leave with much.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
The judge said the US government had invoked two conventions to secure Marimi's appearance in a US court.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
The poor chap peddled it around Europe, passing out pamphlets at conventions.
From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin
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