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Which convention hosted an early promotional presentation for Star Wars in 1976?

convention

[kuhn-ven-shuhn] / kənˈvɛn ʃən /




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Trump turned his full attention to the election in September at the Republican Party's midterm convention.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Trump had made repeated campaign visits to Texas, including for the Republican midterm convention.

From Barron's ● Nov. 4, 2026

The company is also breaking from earnings convention by reporting results on a Monday for the first time since 2015, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 1, 2026

By the early hours of Wednesday morning, party activists, Likud lawmakers and senior ministers began pouring into the convention center ahead of Netanyahu’s speech.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2026

On Wednesday morning, July 19, 1848, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the four other organizers of the convention gathered at the Wesleyan Chapel.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

"What I would emphasise is that our positions are based on human rights and are supported by international law and international conventions," Jabareen said.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

They launched the chocolates last October at New York Comic Con, and now the bars can be found at their traveling booths at comic and horror conventions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026

He has the conventions of attractiveness, from his height to his pearly whites to the almost strategic amount of smile lines he has, but add them up and you somehow don’t leave with much.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026

His Red Special presidential campaign train in 1908 and his Socialist Party conventions were riots of red flags, pennants and bunting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The poor chap peddled it around Europe, passing out pamphlets at conventions.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin


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