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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The press conference follows the House Oversight Committee's release of its first tranche of documents on Epstein on the first day Congress was back in session after the Labor Day holiday.
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James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The September issues have all dropped, Labor Day has come and gone, and school is back in session.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
The average daily ridership in May 2025 (the last full month that school was in session in 2025) was 768,291 unlinked passenger trips across all modes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
With school back in session, Michigan live-music lovers are in for some deals, with half-off promos for number of performances on AXS, a worldwide online ticket-selling service.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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James Powel, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
The September issues have all dropped, Labor Day has come and gone, and school is back in session.
—Vogue Runway, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2025
The average daily ridership in May 2025 (the last full month that school was in session in 2025) was 768,291 unlinked passenger trips across all modes.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 4 Sep. 2025
With school back in session, Michigan live-music lovers are in for some deals, with half-off promos for number of performances on AXS, a worldwide online ticket-selling service.
—Natalie Davies, Freep.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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