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convention

[kuhn-ven-shuhn] / kənˈvɛn ʃən /




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Now, I wouldn’t think that is a ‘good move’ to sit in a convention hall for many hours.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

There was even a carnivore convention earlier this month in Tennessee.

From MarketWatch • May 19, 2026

Investigators eventually suspected that the bacteria were airborne and had infected people after contaminating the air conditioning system at the convention hotel.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

The document says pressures facing European countries have either changed significant or were unforeseen at the time the human rights convention was drafted.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Boycotts had been used before, as far back as 1832, when a national convention of free blacks meeting in Philadelphia initiated a boycott of goods made by slave labor.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson




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