convocation
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"We would, therefore, request the university to strongly reconsider the choice of chief guest for this convocation."
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
"The claims seeking to annul the registration of the federal list of candidates for the State Duma of the ninth convocation, nominated by the Yabloko political party, were granted," judge Vyacheslav Kirillov said.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
In his fall 1971 convocation address at the University of Alberta, McLuhan told students that in an electronic world, people become “discarnate data, a sort of disembodied spirit coexisting and functioning simultaneously in diverse locations.”
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2025
Earlier this month, Ms. Tillman, now 18, took part in Arizona State’s commencement ceremony and delivered remarks as the outstanding 2024 graduate at the College of Health Solution’s convocation.
From New York Times ● May 22, 2024
Patterson paused briefly, before launching into his standard convocation address, the one where he used the word “august” with all three of its meanings, just because he could.
From "Tradition" by Brendan Kiely
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