convene
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Porter’s family recently asked Hochman to convene a grand jury to hear the facts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
“National leaders should convene economists, technologists, labor experts, business leaders and workers themselves regularly to identify where existing institutions are failing and what new authorities may be needed,” he continued.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Well in advance of the looming 2032 deadline, Congress and the administration should convene a bipartisan commission to produce balanced proposals for stabilizing the system.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
The league said it would convene an emergency executive committee meeting with club officials and representatives of the players' association to discuss additional safety measures.
From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026
The belief that people should convene to help one another was valued in my family.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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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
Similar summits took place last season as the club's hierarchy once again convenes for department meetings and discussions about future plans, including long-term infrastructure projects.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
On Thursdays, he convenes an interagency discussion of the latest threats.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2026
It convenes heads of state, defense ministers, intelligence chiefs and senior military leaders who decide when to impose sanctions, use force, and tolerate escalation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 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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Nepali police say they have convened a 10-member committee to look into these online comments.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
President Xi Jinping convened an emergency meeting on aid efforts, and Premier Li Qiang travelled to Tibet in the immediate aftermath.
From Barron's ● Sep. 3, 2026
But it wasn’t until it convened an expert advisory committee in 2024 that it entered development.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has convened several task forces, including one to examine how the Fed understands and responds to inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026
“Your Honor, this testimony has no relevance to the charges of murder for which this court is convened, and I move that it be disallowed from jury and the trial records.”
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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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
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
"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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"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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