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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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The event has exploded on social media, often attracting over 100 participants on warm summer nights.

From Los Angeles Times

Erewhon’s store was taken down to the studs and is being reconfigured with a larger outdoor seating area for dining and events.

From Los Angeles Times

On paper, Paul-Joshua is the biggest mismatch to headline a boxing event.

From BBC

Monday’s ‘Ultra–Capitalist Free–For–All’ isn’t just an event—it’s a revolution in snack economics!

From The Wall Street Journal

Archaeologist Thomas Muir, who led the excavation, said it appeared that some kind of "horrible event" such as famine had led to so many burials at the same time.

From BBC