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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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She said they were supposed to go to a political event and they went to get paperwork from his hotel room.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

Bessent touched on the Fed at two Washington talks, WSJ Opinion Live and an event at the Institute of International Finance.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

The annual event kicked off in Las Vegas on Monday.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The event will stream on wsj.com/opinion on April 14 at 5:00 p.m. and April 15 at 9:00 a.m. and 5:30 p.m.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

Rivalries among Europe’s Great Powers had led to an elaborate network of military alliances, in which one nation pledged to support another in the event of war.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman




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