convention
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The Jackson campaign, for example, has rolled out slates of delegates who promise to vote for Jackson at the convention in all of Maine’s counties.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
This understanding prevailed in the convention, and it pervaded the Founders’ thinking.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026
In Maine, Democrats last week announced a July 25 convention where 601 county delegates and state party members will select a nominee to replace Platner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
With Platner out of the picture, the Maine Democratic Party will proceed with a convention later this month to determine the next nominee.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026
At an antislavery convention, William Lloyd Garrison confronted her.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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Rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have urged Jakarta to enforce its constitutional ban on slavery as well as anti-discrimination conventions it has signed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
Retaining that approachable, homespun persona while adhering to the sartorial conventions and expectations of Westminster will be a challenge for Burnham.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, the upcoming convention will look more like the sort of nominating conventions that dominated party politics prior to the widespread adoption of the primary election nominating process.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Part of her job at Aero Design and Engineering, an aircraft manufacturer, was flying at conventions to interest potential buyers in the company's airplanes.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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