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convene

[kuhn-veen] / kənˈvin /


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The government said it would convene an emergency meeting on Tuesday to discuss the strikes.

From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026

In the US legal system, prosecutors convene grand juries to weigh evidence and testimony and eventually vote on whether they merit criminal charges.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

The call to action comes as global leaders convene in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, and ahead of Trump’s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping later this week.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

The two sides will convene for two days, Oct.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

He probably would have eaten more, but Reyna announced that the senate would now convene in the city, and all the folks in togas got up to leave.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan

The board generally convenes Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays in an ornate, high-ceilinged room on the fourth floor of City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 30, 2026

Shirin Ali: In your paper, you drill down on the president’s efforts to undermine the midterms into three flashpoints: Before Election Day, during the vote counting and certification process, and when the new Congress convenes.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2026

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

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

From "Warcross" by Marie Lu

Meanwhile, Polish security services convened a special meeting on Sunday after receiving information about a potential attack on Tusk and Defence Minister Wladyslaw Kosiniak-Kamysz, a spokesperson said.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

When they convened for a joint video interview in late September, Heaton had recently returned to his London home from a music video shoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

U.S. air-safety regulators had convened an internal panel known as a corrective action review board on Friday to decide whether the problem amounted to an unsafe condition that needed to be addressed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026

The Supreme Court convened on Thursday to hear Abu Shehadeh's appeal against the disqualification.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

When court convened at the next term the court and sheriff were bolstered by sixty militiamen, but by then the defendant was not available for trial.

From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell

Fidelity, meanwhile, has built popular subreddits around its investment and crypto offerings by convening general finance discussions and publishing guides and tips.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026

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

"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

After convening, the first order of business for the assembly would be to elect a president.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela


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