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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September, after Labor Day weekend through early October, once school is back in session and ahead of fall breaks, can also be a less-crowded window to visit the park.
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
That’s more than two trades a day for each day Congress was in session.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Back in session House lawmakers listened to debate on a bill last March at the Capitol in Atlanta.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But this study focuses on a much more subtle and transient factor — whether or not a college campus was in session.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
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Marina Watts, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
That’s more than two trades a day for each day Congress was in session.
—Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 13 Jan. 2026
Back in session House lawmakers listened to debate on a bill last March at the Capitol in Atlanta.
—Adam Beam, AJC.com, 12 Jan. 2026
But this study focuses on a much more subtle and transient factor — whether or not a college campus was in session.
—Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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