convention
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But in the remaining sections, officials said China's February 2025 deployment to the Tasman Sea was conducted in accordance with international law, including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
From Barron's • Jun. 26, 2026
At the Constitutional Convention, he explained, one of the Framers tried to put a semicolon into the spending clause.
From Slate • Jun. 23, 2026
On one faux demolished concrete slab hung a poster-sized page from the Geneva Convention, with rules on protecting civilians.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 19, 2026
At the 1880 Republican Convention, James Garfield made a speech to support the nomination of fellow Ohioan John Sherman for president.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026
He fell ill just before the Constitutional Convention in 1787 and almost missed that major moment.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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