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convention

noun as in practice, tradition

noun as in agreement

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Sarkozy’s punishment, supporters say, is an attempt to humiliate a former head of state whose abrasive style bucked convention.

Firstly, whether Israel's ban on Unrwa breaches UN conventions guaranteeing the independence of UN agencies.

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Altman was the closing act at AMD’s splashy “Advancing AI” keynote, held at a giant convention center in downtown San Jose in June.

Furthermore, several economic indicators suggest resilience rather than collapse, including convention bookings that are up slightly for the year and look to be strengthening, gaming revenues that have increased year-over-year, and continued workforce growth.

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The city’s problems — including homelessness and associated grittiness — were apparent at the corners of the crowds, even as chipper convention ambassadors and security officers moved would-be stragglers along.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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