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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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There were multiple factors involved in that event, which was triggered when a large area of bedrock and glacier ice collapsed.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

The city administrative officer said that his office had found that all but one Olympic organizing committee since the Athens Olympics of 2004 had purchased event cancellation coverage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

The event was created by Chance Albury and Sarah Prince, founders of the Washington, D.C.-based experiential production company Something Different.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

Moreover, AstraZeneca’s stake in Summit gives it exposure to PD-1/VEGF in the event the drug class takes off, the analysts add.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

For example, in addition to understanding the spacecraft’s automatic control panel, he was taught how to manually control the capsule in the event that the automatic controls failed.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson

Unpopular Opinion is one of several events that takes PowerPoint-style presentations out of their traditional setting — the office or the classroom — and puts them front and center in a social scene.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026

"Friends, it is with sincere regret that we announce that the YE concerts in Saint Petersburg cannot take place on the scheduled dates," Moscow-based events organiser Say Agency said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026

Though unexpected events such as Covid and wars have helped drive yields to current levels, investors and economists also point to more durable forces as well.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026

The law firm said the museum told him self-guided visits would be prioritised over tours and events.

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

“You know that’s not a simulation we allow cadets to practice. We save events like those until you are in your final training year.”

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin




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