convention
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So perhaps there was a sense that the security vetting didn't reveal much more than was already known, convention said it shouldn't be passed on anyway, plus it was too late.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Such missives resembled the way royal press officers would round up a day of engagements on a royal tour, except these were with language free of convention and formality.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The SantaCon website describes it as “a charitable, nonpolitical, nonsensical Santa Claus convention that happens once a year to fund art & spread absurdist joy.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Industry consolidation and the exodus of film production work overseas took center stage Tuesday at the CinemaCon trade convention in Las Vegas.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
She attended another women's rights convention in New York City in 1853, where a number of men in the audience tried to disrupt the speakers by shouting and hissing.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
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