convention
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Changing rates near an election isn’t unusual; the central bank raised rates before a political convention in 1988 and ahead of elections in 1994, 2004, 2018 and in 2022, when Joe Biden was president.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
Taking the California Democratic Party convention stage in February, Barrera, president of the San Diego Unified Board of Education, gave a quick shout-out to the California Teachers Assn. for backing his bid.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
Never one to cede the spotlight, Trump returned to the stage on Thursday night after Vance to round off the convention.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
On Wednesday, he appeared by video at Trump’s midterm convention and pledged to work with the president to help Pennsylvania.
From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026
As Democritus put it, ‘By convention sweet, by convention bitter, by convention hot, by convention cold, by convention colour: but in reality atoms and void.’
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
The arias follow the conventions of the period with plenty of coloratura and opportunities to show off, but Mozart’s preternatural ability to create character is already present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
Presidential candidates typically don’t spend much time in the arena at conventions.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2026
“We go to conventions and we meet families where grandparents and parents and kids and grandkids are all watching our shows together.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
He continued to appear at film conventions and published his memoir, Vagabond, last year in which he opened up about the medical incident and his prolonged recovery.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
This book has therefore been deliberately written in opposition to certain conventions which have become established in ‘these postmodern days’.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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