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event

[ih-vent] / ɪˈvɛnt /


NOUN
performance, competition
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Jim Levi runs Cars for Event Rental in Long Island, where he says 80% of his bookings are women, mostly reserving cars for photoshoots.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Event Director Colin Murphy said is was a "celebration of the landscape, and of the community, and a chance for people to come together".

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2026

Event promos occasionally played up drama between fighters, but nine times out of 10 the actual pre-fight interviews were primarily statements like “My opponent is very good, but I’m better and will beat him.”

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2026

Worth and the Bay Area, FuelFest, a global car-enthusiast festival, will cruise into the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa on June 13.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

The key point of the Tunguska Event is that there was a tremendous explosion, a great shock wave, an enormous forest fire, and yet there is no impact crater at the site.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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