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as in symposium
a meeting featuring a group discussion
there will be a discussion panel on Tuesday
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as in committee
a select group of persons assigned to consider or take action on some matter
assembled a prestigious panel to investigate ways to stem the rising cost of health care
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Recent Examples of panel
An appeals panel in the seventh circuit later overturned Ellis' order, which also included broader limits on use of force.
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
His son, Paolo, now a district representative in Davao, was rumored to have a Triad crime syndicate tattoo on his back, and refused to remove his shirt in a Senate panel on drug smuggling.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Movable acoustic drapes and sound-absorbing panels will let the theater be calibrated to the best sound for various styles of performances.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Econometer panel of economists and business leaders predicted in January, on average, that the median home price would be higher at $913,462 by the end of the year.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 27 Jan. 2026
His son, Paolo, now a district representative in Davao, was rumored to have a Triad crime syndicate tattoo on his back, and refused to remove his shirt in a Senate panel on drug smuggling.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Movable acoustic drapes and sound-absorbing panels will let the theater be calibrated to the best sound for various styles of performances.
—Heather McRea, Oc Register, 26 Jan. 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune’s Econometer panel of economists and business leaders predicted in January, on average, that the median home price would be higher at $913,462 by the end of the year.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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The restaurant’s nonprofit, MAD, is also continuing its speaker series here in Los Angeles for symposiums on cooking, sustainability and more.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The company shared interim data from its ongoing 30-patient Sola™ feasibility study at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) 2025, the world’s leading symposium in interventional cardiovascular medicine, organized by the Cardiovascular Research Foundation.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
17 Jan. 2026
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Committee also approves ballot transparency bill Another bill advanced by the committee Wednesday would specify that images of cast ballots made by a type of vote-counting machine used in four South Dakota counties are public records.—
Meghan O’Brien,
States Newsroom,
29 Jan. 2026
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The amendment was added over the vehement objections of the committee’s Democratic members, who argued that no such major addition to the bill should be made without an opportunity for more public feedback.—
Matthew Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
29 Jan. 2026
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The event will feature multiple seminar options for attendees to pick from.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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But at VanWineFest, the seminars are where the real magic happens.—
Noel Burgess,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Her conclusion comes even as Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings said the county’s attorneys were still reviewing their own options Tuesday in response to an outpouring from residents at a Tuesday county commission meeting seeking to stop the potential facility.—
Ryan Gillespie,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 Jan. 2026
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Creators advertise their own products on the social media app, driving users to a storefront hosted on TikTok; the platform then earns a commission from sales.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
27 Jan. 2026
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The women’s basketball teams at San Diego State (15-3, 9-0) and UC San Diego (13-6, 8-1) face tough mid-week road assignments while sitting on top of their respective conference standings.—
Bill Center,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Some of these are interesting, too, as sort of raw testimony of a conference documenting the state of AI at the beginning of a landmark year.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Panel.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/panel. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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