convention

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Under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea ships are guaranteed safe passage through another country's waters - but Iran has not ratified this convention.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

There was even a carnivore convention earlier this month in Tennessee.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Legionnaires’ disease was discovered in 1976 after a major outbreak affecting attendees of a convention of the American Legion in Philadelphia, according to the CDC.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

For Vince, who spoke with AFP at the CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, the audience reception to news of the latest production, which sees the canine hero back on the basketball court, has been "overwhelming."

From Barron's • May 10, 2026

With the convention drawing close, I worked with a speechwriter for the first time, a gifted young woman named Sarah Hurwitz who helped shape my ideas into a tight seventeen-minute speech.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama