in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Anna ISD officials said police were searching Anna High School after a possible bomb threat, and that classes would not be in session Wednesday at the high school.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
New Mexico taxpayers already foot the bill for travel expenses, and an allowance for meals and lodging when the Legislature is in session.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Congress was not in session at the time of the incident.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 20 Feb. 2026
In a Facebook post Wednesday morning, Anna ISD officials said police were searching Anna High School after a possible bomb threat, and that classes would not be in session Wednesday at the high school.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
New Mexico taxpayers already foot the bill for travel expenses, and an allowance for meals and lodging when the Legislature is in session.
—ABC News, 18 Feb. 2026
Congress was not in session at the time of the incident.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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