convene
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The executive order, which would convene experts to mull possible AI-oversight policies, comes as discussions about AI risk have exploded from Silicon Valley circles into public view.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Newsom issued an executive order to convene “a group of world-leading experts” to provide a “guide” for the state to bolster its laws around AI security, according to statement from the governor’s office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Bruna Subashi, an energetic woman in her 40s, asked to convene in a luridly pink dessert parlor on Vlore’s waterfront called Big Scoop.
From Slate ● Sep. 8, 2026
The G20 finance talks also set the stage for a leaders' summit that Trump will convene in December in Miami.
From Barron's ● Sep. 1, 2026
Many people, Thomas Jefferson and future president James Madison included, felt that Washington could not legally convene Congress anywhere but within the city limits of Philadelphia.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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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
He said he’d be very surprised if all the election results weren’t certified by Jan. 3, when the new Congress convenes, given the legal remedies available to prevent stalling and undue delay.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 26, 2026
On Thursdays, he convenes an interagency discussion of the latest threats.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
A combined house majority of MPs will elect the president after parliament convenes in March.
From Barron's ● Jan. 26, 2026
Jackson is outraged, orders a court-martial which never convenes.
From "The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War" by Michael Shaara
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In 2001, in response to such critiques, the Smithsonian convened a blue-ribbon commission of historians and others led by Richard Darman, a former top aide in Republican White Houses.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
He made the comments at a summit he had convened at Dumfries House in Scotland to discuss how the tech can be used to benefit society.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In February 2024, Secret Service convened representatives from several crypto exchanges in the suburban office building outside San Francisco that served as its regional field office.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
Faced with the threat, Zelensky convened his military cabinet last week to speed up the production of faster interceptor drones.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
A month later, the Allegheny County coroner’s jury convened in Pittsburgh to examine the evidence.
From "Fannie Never Flinched" by Mary Cronk Farrell
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But “The Real Food Show” cannot recommend a salad dressing without first convening a tribunal.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
A duo for the ages is convening once again.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026
Access to one of the world’s richest men, with his deep-pocketed foundation and unmatched convening power in global health, would have lent Epstein the legitimacy he was seeking after his 2008 conviction.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 8, 2026
Utahns have also deluged Cox with thousands of letters in opposition, while regularly convening on the state Capitol with unflattering signs featuring O’Leary and Cox.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
If he confirms, are you okay for convening at 5 tomorrow?
From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali
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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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