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Which convention hosted an early promotional presentation for Star Wars in 1976?

convention

[kuhn-ven-shuhn] / kənˈvɛn ʃən /




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Through countless convention appearances and interactions with fans, he shared his kindness, wit and appreciation with everyone fortunate enough to meet him.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026

Trump turned his full attention to the election in September at the Republican Party's midterm convention.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Livieri met his wife at an American Ferret Association convention in Colorado.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

Trump had made repeated campaign visits to Texas, including for the Republican midterm convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

After the convention, the leadership presented this declaration, plus a petition with eight thousand signatures supporting women’s suffrage, to the Ohio lawmakers revising the state’s constitution.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"What I would emphasise is that our positions are based on human rights and are supported by international law and international conventions," Jabareen said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

Because autistic people take in the world differently, we’re apt to misunderstand, or miss entirely, the social cues and conventions that drive neurotypical social interactions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026

He has the conventions of attractiveness, from his height to his pearly whites to the almost strategic amount of smile lines he has, but add them up and you somehow don’t leave with much.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

The judge said the US government had invoked two conventions to secure Marimi's appearance in a US court.

From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026

Being born too soon for the various conventions of mourning, marriage, and so forth, he had been secretly put to nurse with Sir Ector of the Forest Sauvage.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White


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