convention center

noun

: a building or set of buildings designed to hold many people and used for meetings
The conference was held at the new convention center.

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That money is thanks to Measure C, a 2020 ballot measure that increased the city’s hotel tax to pay for homelessness programs, street repairs and an expansion of the waterfront convention center. David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026 Construction began in January 2026 and will continue through 2029, with closures along Lamar Street and Memorial Drive near the convention center. S.e. Jenkins, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026 The Greater Boise Auditorium District Board on Tuesday entered into an agreement to buy a 4⅛-acre lot with an aging warehouse on River Street between 10th and 11th streets, a seven-minute walk from its convention center in the heart of downtown. Mark Dee april 1, Idaho Statesman, 1 Apr. 2026 Instead, eventgoers roamed a largely empty convention center with bare concrete walls void of pink and glitter. Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for convention center

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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.

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