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convention

[kuhn-ven-shuhn] / kənˈvɛn ʃən /




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Any hopes the U.S. held for building an impregnable lead in the technology were dashed by the progress seen at a convention in Shanghai.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

Still, he said the issue will be discussed at the association’s summer convention.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 20, 2026

The Jackson campaign, for example, has rolled out slates of delegates who promise to vote for Jackson at the convention in all of Maine’s counties.

From Salon Jul. 18, 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

She attended another women's rights convention in New York City in 1853, where a number of men in the audience tried to disrupt the speakers by shouting and hissing.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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

Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 11, 2026

The two spent time together at conventions, but Stone remained unconvinced of a future together.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling




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