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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Both Chavez-Lopez and Tariq attended a vibrant noontime rally and march at San Jose's Cesar Chavez Plaza on Feb 2, with the city's downtown convention center, the site of Super Bowl LX's opening night festivities, in the backdrop.
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
In a plain convention center, the chaos moved along as if choreographed, a parade in which everyone marched.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The same grounds crew in charge of the field for the Super Bowl installed the Pro Bowl’s playing turf, a thin layer of infill separating it from the concrete convention center floor.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
All autographs and photo opportunities are cash only at Celebrity Row, which is on the first floor of the convention center.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
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Terry Collins, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
In a plain convention center, the chaos moved along as if choreographed, a parade in which everyone marched.
—Jerry Brewer, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The same grounds crew in charge of the field for the Super Bowl installed the Pro Bowl’s playing turf, a thin layer of infill separating it from the concrete convention center floor.
—Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
All autographs and photo opportunities are cash only at Celebrity Row, which is on the first floor of the convention center.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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