convention

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

But even as convention goers cheered Trump on, many seemed eager to discuss the 2028 presidential election.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

And just as there are occasional celebrity cameos at a Trump rally, there was one at the midterm convention, where early-aughts comic Adam Carolla did a routine.

From Slate ● Sep. 10, 2026

Phillips moved to remove Stanton’s entire speech from the official convention record.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The gathering was just two days, but still had the look and feel of the traditional four-day conventions staged by both parties in presidential election years.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

In spite of its quarter-mile heights, Windows on the World deviated from lofty and pretentious fine-dining conventions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

And in the modern technological era, artificial-intelligence models add a new wrinkle to corporate conventions.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Following the conventions of the last decade’s headlines, is being a millennial simply anything you don’t like?

From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026

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

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