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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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At a recent youth-focused engagement event called Have Your Say, Kayla said "everybody was talking about" the issue.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

This week, he was dropped from the program of an event on May 28 because of his health issue.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

At a crypto event in Europe last summer, Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev announced a giveaway of stock tokens tied to the performance of OpenAI and SpaceX.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The city, for its part, said that it made repeated efforts to work with the organization and issue an event permit, but said it ultimately did not receive essential information.

From Los Angeles Times • May 16, 2026

Jackson’s daughter-in-law, Sarah Jackson, took great interest in the event, according to accounts of the day.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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