conventions
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He has the conventions of attractiveness, from his height to his pearly whites to the almost strategic amount of smile lines he has, but add them up and you somehow don’t leave with much.
From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2026
I never thought it was a requirement to get married to satisfy other people’s social conventions, especially later in life.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 20, 2026
Bass contends the project already is producing results, helping the city book major conventions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The arias follow the conventions of the period with plenty of coloratura and opportunities to show off, but Mozart’s preternatural ability to create character is already present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
The debates in the ratifying conventions of the respective states only exposed the irreconcilable differences of opinion that the Constitution had so deftly bundled together.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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