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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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Fund governor Yasir Al-Rumayyan said at an event at Washington, D.C.’s Economic Club in September that the PIF was still on track for $2 trillion in assets by 2030.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 30, 2026

A price of 50 cents on a “yes” contract means that the people doing the betting collectively believe the event has a 50 percent chance of happening.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2026

"What we are witnessing in Accra is not an isolated weather event, but part of a pattern intensified by climate change and rapid, unplanned urbanisation," she said.

From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026

Sokas, who studies the impact of extreme heat on the workforce, says a wide range of workers need to be prepared for the heat event.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

At a campaign event in Boston, a high school student asked the young candidate what he’d done to become a war hero.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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