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as in gathers
to bring together in one body or place
both captains congregated their team members for some pregame strategizing
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as in meets
to come together into one body or place
pilgrims have been congregating in the town's historic square for centuries
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The shooter then gathers some belongings and walks back to her car.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026 -
The gown draped from the waist with gathers down the center and featured dramatic cape sleeves that flowed from the shoulders to the floor, forming a long train.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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That’s where the drill meets the coalface, so to speak.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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January 20 – February 18 When purpose meets resources, progress becomes simple.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Turner assembles a kaleidoscope of archival footage, performance clips, still photography, and interviews with his Arkestra members and contemporary thinkers who map Sun Ra’s long cultural afterlife.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
5 Mar. 2026
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The All-Star Orchestra assembles principal players from orchestras in what organizers say is the largest Mozart festival in North America.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2026
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After hosting America's allies, Xi Jinping will host the American president, reinforcing China's narrative that global diplomacy still converges on Beijing.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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Hunter Wendelstedt converges with his fellow umpires.—
Katie Woo,
New York Times,
12 Feb. 2026
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Its core instrument, the Infrared Sounder, collects temperature profiles and humidity profiles.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Mar. 2026
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Published by Rizzoli, his third title collects many previously unpublished photographs, behind-the-scenes moments, and shares the secrets behind them.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Later, Kissin convenes a piano trio with violinist Maxim Vengerov and cellist Gautier Capuçon to tackle the composer’s major works for that instrumentation (May 18, 2027).—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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When the position becomes vacant, the assembly convenes to deliberate and select a successor.—
Dan Mangan,Garrett Downs,Leslie Josephs,Holly Ellyatt,Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Azhar Sukri,Anniek Bao,Kevin Breuninger,Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Anne’s trip to the countryside opens up the series both physically and thematically by acknowledging that Irish life and history exist outside Dublin and that while the Guinness family amasses power and plays at politics, others are living a much different existence.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
25 Sep. 2025
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Without enough staff, the distribution of Measure W funds will be cumbersome and slow while the fund accumulates taxes through 2031.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
2 Mar. 2026
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But when diabetes remains poorly controlled for a decade or more, biological damage accumulates.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
1 Mar. 2026
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