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gathering

[gath-er-ing] / ˈgæð ər ɪŋ /


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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

Federal Reserve officials showed no desire to engineer a series of interest-rate hikes at their policy meeting in September, according to minutes of the gathering that were released Wednesday.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Electrons belong to a group of particles called fermions, and quantum mechanics prevents fermions from gathering in the same state.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 7, 2026

Schmidt has acknowledged that his words and gesture "were inappropriate and capable of causing offence and hurt", adding that the clip was recorded at a private gathering and "not intended for the public".

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

The ice river tore her name from his lips and whirled it away into the gathering dusk.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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

The case returned to Belfast's Court of Appeal after UK government-led talks ended last week without agreement and rival gatherings in Portadown at the weekend passed without major incident.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 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

Wellness gatherings have taken over college campuses—and they’re generating attention of late thanks to some savvy branding: “Wellness darties.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

A few days before the conference was to begin, fifty- two leaders around the country were banned from attending any meetings or gatherings for six months.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela




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