conventions

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“Plan 75” eschewed dystopian-thriller conventions to ponder how Japan might one day treat its senior citizens, viewing them as little more than a drain on resources.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

It’s stuffed as full of conventions as it is famous names: Robert F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, H.R.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

“Libertarian conventions are an opportunity for some people to do a little bit of peacocking,” Nekhaila said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

"Comic and sci-fi conventions are a big pull for geeky people."

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Being born too soon for the various conventions of mourning, marriage, and so forth, he had been secretly put to nurse with Sir Ector of the Forest Sauvage.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White