affair
Example Sentences
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The three-day affair took place at the Oakland Coliseum and Arena and had the air of a music festival rather than a corporate event, with a nighttime DJ set by Anderson .Paak.
The Fed, for its part, probably would view a slight increase in inflation tied to higher energy prices as a temporary state of affairs, economists say.
From MarketWatch
C. Ryan Barber is a reporter in The Wall Street Journal's Washington, D.C. bureau, where he covers the Justice Department and legal affairs.
No senior administration officials have appeared on the flagship public affairs programs that, for all their flaws, have long served as a forum for democratic accountability.
From Salon
Thousands of delegates from across China will convene for a carefully orchestrated affair in Beijing's Great Hall of the People, largely to rubber-stamp decisions by the ruling Communist Party under leader Xi Jinping.
From Barron's
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