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convene

[kuhn-veen] / kənˈvin /


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UN chief Antonio Guterres said on Wednesday he would convene new talks on ending the half-century-old Cyprus conflict, inviting leaders on the divided island and its three guarantor powers.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

The senate said it will convene a work group to meet over the next year to look at the issue.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 11, 2026

Somewhere in the government, a committee will soon convene on the question of the chinchilla.

From Slate Jun. 6, 2026

The U.S. built on the goodwill it had generated with grateful Gulf states to convene a peace conference in Madrid aimed at resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 1, 2026

“We will convene in twenty-one days, to grant you full-fledged Witch status, or for your punishment, which, according to the Oracle...”

From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega

Gay will have three more Championship matches to further press his case before England's hierarchy convenes to pick their squad for the first Test of the summer against New Zealand on 4 June.

From BBC Apr. 28, 2026

On Thursdays, he convenes an interagency discussion of the latest threats.

From Salon Apr. 22, 2026

The president convenes a starry meeting to address the current chaos, and pledges an executive order.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 11, 2026

A combined house majority of MPs will elect the president after parliament convenes in March.

From Barron's Jan. 26, 2026

I’ll have to catch him later, when our team convenes.

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

He convened members of his cabinet at the Camp David presidential retreat on Friday -- but gave no indication of a possible shift in strategy.

From Barron's Jul. 31, 2026

The chain convened late-night meetings to coordinate response and pull potentially tainted lettuce from hundreds of locations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

A compelling model comes from the burgeoning global movement of citizens’ assemblies — deliberative bodies in which a randomly selected, representative cross-section of the public is convened to consider complex policy questions.

From MarketWatch Jul. 6, 2026

The Second Continental Congress, meanwhile, convened in Philadelphia with much-needed breaks at the City Tavern.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

The Getty was getting worried, so they convened a special symposium on the kouros in Greece.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

A duo for the ages is convening once again.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2026

"The continued failure to take steps to facilitate the convening of parliament is inconsistent with the constitution," said a copy of the judgement viewed by AFP.

From Barron's May 1, 2026

A former Oklahoma congressman named Dave McCurdy said that Muslim fundamentalists had been convening in the area.

From Slate Apr. 19, 2026

A widely respected Israeli news outlet tonight described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening a security cabinet meeting with just five minutes notice, shortly before the ceasefire announcement was made.

From BBC Apr. 16, 2026

It didn’t take long before everyone in our building was knocking on each other’s doors and convening out on the balcony, standing around stunned and shaking with fear.

From "The Book of Unknown Americans" by Cristina Henríquez




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