convention
Example Sentences
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In challenging the rigid conventions of ballet, Martha Graham redefined what dance looked like in the 20th century.
He pointed to a pre-Halloween burglary, when he’d decided to store rare, high-value cards from his personal collection at the shop so he could show them to children at a convention the next day.
From Los Angeles Times
None of the top four members -- who by convention correspond to the four "pillars" of Vietnam's collective system of government -- are aligned with the military faction.
From Barron's
But much of the Fed's reputation for independence is rooted in convention, rather than legal design.
From BBC
It remains to be seen whether the break with European convention by the continent's most-visited country will spur other cultural destinations to follow suit.
From Barron's
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