congress
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He also became known for a love of luxury labels, particularly French brand Hermes -- earning him the nickname "Belt Xu" after being spotted wearing a Hermes belt to the national political congress.
From Barron's ● Aug. 20, 2026
Given that Larson is in his 28th year as a member of congress, it sounds reasonable to suggest that it’s his time to go.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026
Infantino is expected to be re-elected for a fourth term at Fifa's March congress, although Tebas believes Infantino could have been brought down as a consequence of his involvement in the case around Balogun.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2026
Devoted to the first national congress of the Chinese Communist Party, inside the museum’s quiet, low-lying stone building all is frugality and concern for the plight of the downtrodden.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
Because chemistry was so slow to get organized, news of Avogadro’s important breakthrough of 1811 didn’t begin to become general until the first international chemistry congress, in Karlsruhe, in 1860.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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Over the past quarter-century, under presidents and congresses of both parties, growth has slowed, and its fruits have been shared less widely.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Then came Resolution 68, passed on 4 May last year at a meeting of the politburo, the highest decision-making body between party congresses.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2026
The Vazquezes introduced the “on-1” step and innovated a flashier, dramatic style of salsa in L.A. that brought crowds to competitions and congresses through the 2000s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2025
It spans congresses and authors of both parties.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2023
After the Boston Tea Party, in 1773, when the anger of the American colonists against their British rulers began to spill over, dozens of committees and congresses of angry colonists sprang up around New England.
From "The Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
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The Emancipation Proclamation (1862)
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The First Amendment of the US Constitution
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