as in synods
formal
a private or secret meeting or group
a conclave of bishops
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To receive the award, the authority completed governance transparency requirements including ethics training for all board members, properly conducting open and public meetings and filing financial transactions and compensation reports to the state controller in a timely manner.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
15 Feb. 2026 -
Only three of them consistently performed on record and in concert, but at least a dozen more were honorary members who attended formal band meetings and were granted as much say in its direction and philosophy as those who actually played the instruments.—
Andy Cush,
Pitchfork,
15 Feb. 2026
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Such gatherings are totally counter to AI’s onslaught of decontextualized content.—
Imogen West-Knights,
The Dial,
10 Feb. 2026
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Guadalupe has increased police patrols and invested in aerial surveillance systems, including drones and counter-drone technology, to monitor large public gatherings.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet.—
Oren Oppenheim,
ABC News,
23 Dec. 2025
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To do the job well, historical novelists must learn about the conventions of an era, the social and political tensions of the time even if these are only used to sketch out the background.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 Feb. 2026
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Training can help a person expect certain patterns, Andres added, which underscores when conventions are being followed or flouted.—
Shayla Love,
New Yorker,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Conclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclaves. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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