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or foregather
as in to gather
to come together into one body or place
asked the townsfolk to forgather at the war monument for the Memorial Day ceremony
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Instead of gathering experts who advocate for their functional perspective and then compromise, AI enables teams where each member can think holistically across functions.—
François Candelon,
Fortune,
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Meanwhile, Grande walks the fan away from the group as staff members gather around the two to assist.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Determined to stop the anti-imperial policies of Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser, British and French representatives met with Israeli officials in October 1956 to forge a secret agreement for a coordinated offensive against Egypt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The leaders of the world's biggest economies met at the airport in Busan, an hour's drive away from the APEC host city of Gyeongju, for just an hour and 40 minutes.—
Se Eun Gong,
NPR,
2 Nov. 2025
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There, Hernández and Pages — a strong-armed center fielder who had subbed into the game moments earlier as a defensive replacement — converged on a ball that appeared to be no easy out.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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Iran’s deepening water crisis has taken a dramatic turn, as mounting tensions with Afghanistan over dam projects converge with the near-total collapse of Lake Urmia and growing fears of a humanitarian disaster.—
Amir Daftari,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Ros and his team specialize in shuttling clients by air, over the notoriously nauseating Drake Passage, to rendezvous with a waiting expedition vessel.—
Brad Japhe,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Orion capsule would rendezvous with the Starship in orbit around the moon and transfer two astronauts.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
23 Oct. 2025
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It is considered one of the greatest offenses ever assembled, as Durant joined forces with sharpshooters Steph Curry and Klay Thompson.—
Jordy Fee-Platt,
New York Times,
5 Nov. 2025
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The city should immediately assemble a litigation team to prepare to fight the inevitable attempts by Trump to block their receipt of federal funds.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sixty leading experts from a range of fields, including medicine, public health, criminology, law and the technology sector, convened earlier this year to create an action plan to address the problem.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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On July 30 that year, a court convened near where Maidstone Town Hall stands today.—
James Frater,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Forgather.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forgather. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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