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symposium

[sim-poh-zee-uhm] / sɪmˈpoʊ zi əm /


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The conference had already selected the presentation for its presidential symposium, a slot reserved for medical studies that have the potential to change the standard of care.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 22, 2026

The presidential symposium is reserved for cutting-edge cancer research.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026

This week, faculty wrote that his words lent credence to false accusations against the symposium and wrongly suggested that the lawyer or the organizers supported her client’s alleged crimes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Warsh said during a speech at the Jackson Hole symposium on Friday that he was impressed by the economy’s performance but expressed concern about inflation remaining above target.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

The symposium featured a full-scale reproduction, fifteen feet wide and thirty-four feet long, complete with actual artifacts and bones, of a particularly profitable section of Howard's excavation.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

Maria Eriksdotter has participated as a consultant in one-off meetings with BioArctic AB, Roche, Eli Lilly, Biogen/Eisai and Novo Nordisk, and has given lectures at symposia sponsored by Roche and BioArctic/Eisai.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 18, 2026

The settlement includes $5,000 reserved in the provost’s office to pay for meeting expenses, events and symposia sponsored by the Carolina Black Caucus per year through June 2025, according to Hannah-Jones.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 19, 2022

With this April 15 marking the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color line, Major League Baseball will celebrate the occasion with great fanfare – with tributes, movies, TV specials, museum exhibits and symposia.

From Salon ● May 14, 2022

Finally, the Greeks took part in a range of cultural practices, from listening to traveling storytellers who recited the Iliad and Odyssey from memory to holding drawn-out drinking parties called symposia.

From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2020

“We talked about physics,” Oppenheimer recalled, recognizing that Ernest’s intellectual interests were narrower than his own and that he might not be especially receptive to wide-ranging symposia on Eastern philosophy and Western art.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

Over the next few months, the coauthors will present their research at symposiums and conferences around the U.S., where they’ll receive feedback and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2024

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters ● Jul. 24, 2023

This weekend’s marches, symposiums, prayer gatherings, art installations and ceremonies are meant to pressure policy makers in the U.S. and Canada to ensure equity when investigating such cases.

From Washington Times ● May 5, 2023

There will be symposiums, car cruises, lectures and so much more.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2022

The profits were likewise enormous; the directors’ meetings were symposiums of satisfaction, and stockholders gloated over their incomes.

From Stage-coach and Tavern Days by Alice Morse Earle


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