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synods

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plural of synod

as in meetings

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The delegates were elected at county party meetings last weekend.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026
Rodney Barreto, the chairman of the FWC, told the Herald last week that the DAVID records were accessed to check people who signed up to speak at public meetings to ensure attendees’ safety.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026

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Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
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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In 16th-century Italy, gamblers could wager on the election of civic magistrates and the outcome of papal conclaves.

— Parker Bach, The Conversation, 31 Mar. 2026
Behind the large wooden door, its frescoed walls closed to the general public reveal details of the compound's dramatic history, including papal conclaves and the Inquisition interrogation of Galileo Galilei.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

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The result gives researchers a working virtual room where a robot can open cabinets and handle objects instead of a 3D scene that only looks realistic.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 23 July 2026
Declutter cabinets, closets, and outdoor areas to create a clean, inviting first impression.

— Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 21 July 2026

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Other toy stores introducing new premium, reservation-only add-on tiers (private workshops, character meet-and-greets or special services).

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
More than 31,000 families engaged in community programs and events and nearly 14,000 parents and caregivers participated in workshops or training sessions about how to support their children’s early literacy.

— Read Alliance, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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Since the tournament began, police have declared unlawful assemblies twice, including late July 5, when a crowd began throwing bottles at officers.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 19 July 2026
The entire primary loop, containing the reactor core, control mechanisms, and steam generation assemblies, is enclosed within a single cylindrical steel capsule.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026

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Funding challenges have forced the closure of re-entry homes like the one at Charlotte’s McLeod Center and the shuttering of re-entry organizations like Redirection-NC as well as local reentry councils across the state.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Doug Lederman recently made the case in Inside Higher Ed for regional councils that could organize the work postsecondary institutions do for their regions' learners, employers and citizens.

— Matt Gandal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of councils

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The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.

— Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Palestinian soccer officials have long argued — including at FIFA annual congresses across the past 15 years, before Infantino was president — that Israel violates statutes by letting teams from settlements in the West Bank play in the national league.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

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