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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Councilmember Marni von Wilpert said she was especially relieved to see that there will finally be taxpayer money available to address longstanding maintenance issues and the modernization of the convention center.
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The city of Austin is defending its rejection last month of a local political action committee’s petition to place an item on the May ballot that would temporarily block the city’s in-progress convention center expansion.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Now, there were plenty of opportunities for this boy to play at the boys courts on the other side of the convention center where, mind you, the nets are over 7 in higher than our nets.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In May, the commissioners selected Gary and Hard Rock Northern Indiana as the winning bid for the convention center, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The city of Austin is defending its rejection last month of a local political action committee’s petition to place an item on the May ballot that would temporarily block the city’s in-progress convention center expansion.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 14 Jan. 2026
Now, there were plenty of opportunities for this boy to play at the boys courts on the other side of the convention center where, mind you, the nets are over 7 in higher than our nets.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
In May, the commissioners selected Gary and Hard Rock Northern Indiana as the winning bid for the convention center, according to Post-Tribune archives.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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“Convention center.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/convention%20center. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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