conventions

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While that venue currently holds more conventions than concerts, Long Beach has hosted notable outdoor music festivals in recent years, including Warped Tour, Day Trip and Dreamstate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

Held every four years to select presidential nominees, the Democratic and Republican conventions are gatherings of the party faithful.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

This nod to elaborate disguises, favoured by attendees at science fiction conventions, hints at Smith's core audience.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

This constitutes what is now called “practical monetarism”—an updated form of monetarism that brings lessons from the past into contact with the accepted conventions of the present.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Dora was closed a full two weeks and there were three conventions in Monterey while the Bear Flag was closed.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck