convention
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Changing rates near an election isn’t unusual; the central bank raised rates before a political convention in 1988 and ahead of elections in 1994, 2004, 2018 and in 2022, when Joe Biden was president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn. for backing his bid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
But even as convention goers cheered Trump on, many seemed eager to discuss the 2028 presidential election.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On Wednesday, he appeared by video at Trump’s midterm convention and pledged to work with the president to help Pennsylvania.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
The women did not realize the significance of what they were doing: planning the first women’s convention ever held in the United States.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
The arias follow the conventions of the period with plenty of coloratura and opportunities to show off, but Mozart’s preternatural ability to create character is already present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
“We go to conventions and we meet families where grandparents and parents and kids and grandkids are all watching our shows together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
And in the modern technological era, artificial-intelligence models add a new wrinkle to corporate conventions.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
He concentrated on voice acting and continued to appear at film conventions.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Because chemists for so long worked in isolation, conventions were slow to emerge.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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