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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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Now, researchers at UC Berkeley have identified a previously overlooked warning signal in routine heart scans that could make it easier to recognize people at risk before a fatal event occurs.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 15, 2026

The Convention Center expansion has already attracted 18 event contracts, and the city is negotiating more than 100 with large convention holders, said Doanne Liu, head of the city’s Tourism Department.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Plus, using points can help you to save in the event that the cost of booking another flight or hotel is higher last minute.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2026

They added that the government has "robust contingency plans in place" to ensure offenders "are still subject to the same rigorous supervision" in the event of industrial action.

From BBC ● Nov. 13, 2026

“A couple of kids said they saw someone in a Morpho mask sneaking into the back room a few minutes after the event started.”

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

One of many events affected by the grounding is Camp Flog Gnaw, a sold-out Saturday-Sunday music festival at Dodger Stadium expected to draw about 50,000 people per day with more than two dozen acts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2026

Friday's nationwide ground stop sparked widespread chaos and left hundreds of thousands of passengers in limbo, with some pulled off planes moments before departure by airline staff who appeared in the dark about unfolding events.

From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2026

On the app, which is currently called Takes, employees can wager on the outcome of questions or events using “cred,” short for credibility, the people said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 13, 2026

By revealing how Earth's atmosphere and incoming solar material interact during extreme events, the mission could eventually improve forecasts of dangerous space weather.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 13, 2026

“And some of the souls go after the events of 2021. There is no order.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold


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