convention
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Opponents have told the government it would be a breach of a 1998 convention signed by Australia to ship hazardous waste to a Pacific island country.
From Barron's • Apr. 22, 2026
“Every poll shows that this race is wide open, and I know this party,” she said in an interview at the convention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
Such missives resembled the way royal press officers would round up a day of engagements on a royal tour, except these were with language free of convention and formality.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
In an interview with The Times, Hicks said the party relies on delegates to vet candidates before endorsement votes at the party convention.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Several months later, three hundred suffragists in Oakland, California, marched to a state political convention demanding the right to vote.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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