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convocation

[kon-vuh-key-shuhn] / ˌkɒn vəˈkeɪ ʃən /


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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

Lyons also won fans at the welcome convocation for new students.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2024

Those include new training at freshman orientations, faculty seminars and convocation remarks.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2023

As a senior at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio, Professor Hamilton participated in the first convocation for young poets at Indiana University, an event financed by the philanthropist Ruth Lilly.

From New York Times • Jun. 18, 2023

Mr. Gitney had other reasons for announcing this convocation; these darker purposes, I only happened upon as the party progressed.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson




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