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The fifth plenum was attended by 279 Central Committee members, compared to 315 at the fourth plenum in October 2025 and 364 at the third one in July 2024.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

That year’s plenum, convened during the tumult of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, was attended by about 35% of the Central Committee membership.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

This is also the first time in Xi's 14 years of leadership that plenum attendance fell below 300.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2026

This week’s plenum appointed Gen. Zhang Shengmin to fill one of the Politburo vacancies, making him the only military member of this elite body.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

The early universe was filled with radiation and a plenum of matter, originally hydrogen and helium, formed from elementary particles in the dense primeval fireball.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

This represents tabula plena, or the "full slate."

From Science Daily ● May 3, 2026

But, Melendez-Badillo says, he's also a colonial subject -- a reality explored on "Debi Tirar Mas Fotos," which features an ingenious melange of traditional sounds including salsa, bomba and plena, with infusions of reggaeton.

From Barron's ● Jan. 31, 2026

The Latin Grammys, like their Anglo counterpart, often prize tradition over artistic daring; “Debí Tirar Más Fotos” pays homage to the past by incorporating classic Puerto Rican styles like bomba, plena and salsa.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

He's recognised for the musically ambitious Debí Tirar Más Fotos, which fuses live instrumentation with the hip-swaying pulse of reggaeton and more traditional Puerto Rican styles like plena.

From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2025

Popular items were the boxes on the floor filled with Spanish LPs from past decades, old mambo and salsa records, plena, bomba, Latin hits our parents would dance to.

From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez

This participation rate is the lowest among plenums with publicly disclosed attendance figures since 1968, according to a Wall Street Journal review of attendance data.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Since the Communist Party won control of mainland China in 1949, only four Central Committee plenums have promoted 10 or more alternates to full membership, including this week’s conclave, according to party records.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2025

The Central Committee is the largest of the Party’s top decision-making bodies, and its plenums typically take place once a year.

From Reuters ● Oct. 18, 2021

Gradually, the plenums have refined their demands, focusing on reducing pay and privileges for officials.

From BBC ● Mar. 13, 2014

There were no tangible signs of protest such as outward demonstrations, mass rallies, or disruptions during congresses, plenums, annual meetings, or regional conferences to show this alienation.

From Area Handbook for Bulgaria by Violeta D. Baluyut