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Noun
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Geopolitics aside, central bank meetings are a key focus as the Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and peers in Japan, the UK and Canada are all scheduled to decide on policy.—
Ashutosh Joshi,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026 -
Eventually, the meetings adjourned and turned into a social occasion.—
Michael Silver,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 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
Noun
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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
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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
Noun
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So, melamine pieces should definitely be in your cabinets.—
Carly Totten,
Better Homes & Gardens,
30 Apr. 2026
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The primary bathroom includes dual vanities, a soaking tub, a custom stone and wood shower and two walk-in closets with glass display cabinets.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Application workshops on filing a claim will be held in Boise on May 1-2 at the Idaho State Museum in Julia Davis Park.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Apr. 2026
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And the hotel offers art workshops for children ages four to 10.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Three trial uranium-plutonium MOX fuel assemblies containing americium-241 and neptunium-237 have completed three fuel campaigns in the Beloyarsk BN-800 fast neutron reactor.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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There are heroes in schools who don’t show up in assemblies, whose pictures don’t make it to the Wall of Fame in the front office, and they rarely get mentioned in speeches.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
1 May 2026
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He also has been endorsed by presidents of five other neighborhood councils in the district.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Advisory councils, which provide a second layer of peer review, have been hollowed out.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
30 Apr. 2026
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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
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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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“Synods.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synods. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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