event
Example Sentences
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The annual three-day event draws thousands of race car enthusiasts and brings tens of millions of dollars into the city of Long Beach.
From Los Angeles Times
But the 19-year-old Englishman suffered his first defeat in a ranking event since last October at the hands of world number 39 Zonneveld of the Netherlands.
From BBC
The odds of witnessing such an event at exactly the right moment are extremely low.
From Science Daily
To be sure, there are questions about whether binary events contracts should be regulated—and taxed—more like gambling.
From Barron's
“Even flying with contingencies, you’re exposing aircraft, passengers and crew to a potential catastrophic event,” Matt Borie, Osprey’s chief intelligence officer, said.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
