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seminar

[sem-uh-nahr] / ˈsɛm əˌnɑr /


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The course has since expanded to a rotating cast of Harvard’s loftiest faculty members, each of whom lead two lectures and a weekly seminar.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

AfCRA is not just a response to "Africa's unhappiness with the incumbent players", Hannah Wanjie Ryder, chief executive of consultancy Development Reimagined, told a recent seminar organised by the Chatham House think tank.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Anyone who came was welcome to receive an amount appropriate to the size of their household, but the adult representative first had to attend a half-hour seminar covering cooking and money-saving tips.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

When filmmaker John Wilson was in between jobs after finishing his HBO show “How To With John Wilson” during the writers’ strike, he attended a seminar on how to write and sell a Hallmark film.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

I gave the same seminar about the problems of the inflationary universe, just as in Moscow.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

Local police departments often offer these kinds of seminars, too.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026

That soon led to Davis taking a job arranging lectures and seminars and, later, overseeing the organization’s public programming.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

When there was an issue, I scheduled seminars, makeup sessions and phone office hours at different times to supplement the meetings and assignments.

From Salon ● Aug. 24, 2026

"Definitely in seminars I would sometimes feel like my accent would sound a bit less intellectual than other people, especially if I was the only northern student in the classroom."

From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026

Now, thanks to the educational seminars and emergency care provided by the clinic’s volunteer staff, that mortality rate has been cut to less than one death per 30,000 trekkers.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer


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