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symposium

[sim-poh-zee-uhm] / sɪmˈpoʊ zi əm /


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The presidential symposium is reserved for cutting-edge cancer research.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

“The School of Law symposium operated within the protections of academic freedom and proceeded as planned, with its program, speakers and academic content unchanged,” Frenk wrote.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

In late August, Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh used his remarks at the Jackson Hole economic symposium to signal that he was concerned about inflation trends.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 14, 2026

Warsh said during a speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday that he was impressed by the economy’s performance but expressed concern about inflation remaining above target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

To trumpet his findings, Howard arranged for the Academy of Natural Sciences, in Philadelphia, to sponsor an international symposium on Early Man.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Maria Eriksdotter has participated as a consultant in one-off meetings with BioArctic AB, Roche, Eli Lilly, Biogen/Eisai and Novo Nordisk, and has given lectures at symposia sponsored by Roche and BioArctic/Eisai.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The settlement includes $5,000 reserved in the provost’s office to pay for meeting expenses, events and symposia sponsored by the Carolina Black Caucus per year through June 2025, according to Hannah-Jones.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

With this April 15 marking the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color line, Major League Baseball will celebrate the occasion with great fanfare – with tributes, movies, TV specials, museum exhibits and symposia.

From Salon ● May 14, 2022

Finally, the Greeks took part in a range of cultural practices, from listening to traveling storytellers who recited the Iliad and Odyssey from memory to holding drawn-out drinking parties called symposia.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

“We talked about physics,” Oppenheimer recalled, recognizing that Ernest’s intellectual interests were narrower than his own and that he might not be especially receptive to wide-ranging symposia on Eastern philosophy and Western art.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Over the next few months, the coauthors will present their research at symposiums and conferences around the U.S., where they’ll receive feedback and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2024

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

The 49-year-old political activist and lawyer won’t be a traditional full-time faculty member, the university says, but she will lecture, invite guest speakers, and host symposiums.

From Washington Times ● Apr. 5, 2023

She wrote papers; she spoke at conferences; she taught at symposiums; she conducted workshops.

From New York Times ● Mar. 26, 2023

The question is not simple, sir, though often made the subject of symposiums in the more intellectual journals.

From Another Sheaf by John Galsworthy




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