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conference

[kon-fer-uhns, -fruhns] / ˈkɒn fər əns, -frəns /


NOUN
league of athletic teams
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While the trial data will be shared at a coming conference, the companies said patients given the personalized vaccine alongside Merck’s Keytruda were significantly less likely to experience melanoma recurrence than those on Keytruda alone.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

Moderna and Merck will divulge the details on exactly how well the vaccine worked at a medical conference later this year, and the companies are hoping for U.S. approval next year.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 22, 2026

The jurors had exclusive use of a separate floor of the hotel, the email said, and had eaten their meals in a conference room, away from all other guests.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Carroll won back-to-back national championships, seven straight conference championships and four Rose Bowls.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 22, 2026

The very idea of Bobby Fischer wanting to talk to the press was astonishing, but this new Fischer called for a press conference the night before the match was to begin.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

Later on Monday it was announced that routine player news conferences the following day wouldn't happen.

From BBC Aug. 21, 2026

Mr. Warsh resolutely refuses to be goaded into making news at post-FOMC press conferences.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 16, 2026

Since the June primary, Hilton has been a constant presence on the campaign trail, crisscrossing the state, holding town halls and news conferences, making speeches and giving media interviews.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Cuba's Communist Party has spent the week celebrating the late revolutionary leader with exhibitions, concerts and conferences.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

Civil rights activists have created a national movement to save affirmative action, complete with the marches, organizing, and media campaigns, as well as incessant strategy meetings, conferences, and litigation.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

He whispered to one of his attorneys while his lead lawyers, Karen Friedman Agnifilo and Marc Agnifilo, conferenced with the judge and prosecutors at the front of the courtroom.

From BBC May 18, 2026

Which gets us to that footnote, in which Justice Alito writes, “That constitutional question was argued and conferenced nearly seven months ago.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 5, 2026

Gomes telephoned his mother, who then allegedly conferenced Price into the call, prosecutors said.

From Washington Times Feb. 24, 2020

With two other colleagues conferenced in, they discussed the possibility of a byline strike.

From New York Times May 22, 2016

I have already conferenced with Rae, and now Ethan’s conference is going over.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson

You’ll have no trouble streaming 4K content, downloading large files or video conferencing on these connections.

From Salon Dec. 10, 2025

The video conferencing company said it had 30% growth in its channel pipeline.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

We connect via video conferencing software, her location in the U.S. a secret, and Mariya appears in her anime form, her silver-white hair occasionally obscuring her welcoming oval eyes, which blink often as she speaks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 3, 2025

Sharoudi became friends with Hush, who was telecommunications manager at NHS Lothian and then NHS Scotland video conferencing manager.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

After sitting for an interview, Nilekani gave our TV crew a tour of Infosys’s global conferencing center—ground zero of the Indian outsourcing industry.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman




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