as in synods
formal
a private or secret meeting or group
a conclave of bishops
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Impala Platinum has opened formal talks with Zimbabwe’s central bank and lined up meetings with both the South African and Zimbabwean governments to press for clarity on Harare’s export-earnings policy, its CEO told Semafor, escalating a commercial cash-flow dispute into bilateral negotiations.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026 -
Instead, Yee is running a grassroots campaign, visiting nearly all 58 California counties and holding as many face-to-face meetings as humanly possible.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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Sac State basketball was a big draw, setting program attendance records with overflow gatherings exceeding 3,000.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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Iran’s foreign minister has said that the election of a new supreme leader could happen as early as this week, but the intensive Israeli attacks targeting gatherings of senior officials may slow down the process.—
Matt Nighswander,
NBC news,
3 Mar. 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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Producer Fortes, founder of Fiascocrafts, also emphasizes the goal of shaking up conventions through a female lens.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 Mar. 2026
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There are inexcusable attacks on civilians — on hospitals and on a girls’ school in Minab, killing dozens of children — without regard to United Nations conventions and international law.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Conclaves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conclaves. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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