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gathering

[gath-er-ing] / ˈgæð ər ɪŋ /


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The day began with expectations of a major gathering at Jantar Mantar, but only a handful of protesters managed to reach the site before police swiftly removed them.

From BBC ● Oct. 11, 2026

On Sunday, there were no signs of any major gathering of protesters around the Jantar Mantar site despite calls from the CJP to march there.

From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026

The idea was to reflect a new mission for this annual gathering of industry bigwigs: to “find low-carbon solutions for the world’s energy challenges.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

What advice would you give to folks who might feel it’s their moral duty to confront a family member at a gathering like Thanksgiving?

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

They flew over the busy railway station where the Soviet troops bound for Kursk were gathering, surrounded by a mess of smoking bomb craters in the dirty snow.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein

Trans*cendent is something between a public and private event, emphasizing music and dancing, creating community gatherings held in secret locations which are announced hours before the party to ticketholders only.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

Through the then-recently established Bradford Heritage Recording Unit, he began photographing the city's South Asian communities at work, at religious gatherings, at weddings and in their social lives.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Messrs. Trump and Xi intend to meet twice more this year, during international gatherings scheduled for November and December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

Martinez remembers family gatherings that routinely attracted 30 relatives.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

All their friends and relatives would come again for large gatherings, including Grandfather.

From "Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps" by Andrea Warren




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