conventions

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This constitutes what is now called “practical monetarism”—an updated form of monetarism that brings lessons from the past into contact with the accepted conventions of the present.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

Despite the friction between Sweet and the toy manufacturer, he continued to make his rounds at conventions like Comic-Con, talking all things Masters of the Universe with dedicated fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

It’s about the conventions of the spy thriller and the tweaking of the espionage-terrorist-imperiled-witness-hostage story into something new.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

In a video posted Wednesday, Transport Minister Said bin Hamood bin Said Al Maawali said that international conventions signed by Oman forbade taking tolls for passage, but that talks were ongoing with the foreign ministry.

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

The conventional wisdom at the time held that expressions were culturally determined—that is, we simply used our faces according to a set of learned social conventions.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell