convention
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The organizing around the convention process looks different, too.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
“The human race has to master technology, not let it pass for us,” said UAW President Shawn Fain at a union convention last month.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 15, 2026
In Maine, Democrats last week announced a July 25 convention where 601 county delegates and state party members will select a nominee to replace Platner.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
With Platner out of the picture, the Maine Democratic Party will proceed with a convention later this month to determine the next nominee.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2026
We landed in Philadelphia and I rushed to the convention center, finding just enough time to change clothes and run through my speech twice.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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Rights groups like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have urged Jakarta to enforce its constitutional ban on slavery as well as anti-discrimination conventions it has signed.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
But other conventions may be very intentionally ditched.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
However, the upcoming convention will look more like the sort of nominating conventions that dominated party politics prior to the widespread adoption of the primary election nominating process.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the ‘90s, She was Martha Kent in “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” which still earns her the occasional appearance at fan conventions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
Once you understand that prescriptive rules are the conventions of a specialized form of the language, most of the iptivist controversies evaporate.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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