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symposium

[sim-poh-zee-uhm] / sɪmˈpoʊ zi əm /


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The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s upcoming Jackson Hole symposium later this week will also be key for the dollar if Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh recommits to taming inflation.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 26, 2026

The paper suggests that the speech, which will be made on Friday at the annual Jackson Hole symposium, could be a crunch moment for one of Donald Trump's key economic appointees.

From BBC Aug. 23, 2026

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s speech at the Jackson Hole symposium will be the key event for investors as they continue to seek clarity on whether and when U.S. interest rates might rise.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

The timing is also notable, coming just ahead of next week’s closely watched Jackson Hole economic symposium, a major Federal Reserve event where the central bank chairman typically delivers public remarks.

From MarketWatch Aug. 19, 2026

To trumpet his findings, Howard arranged for the Academy of Natural Sciences, in Philadelphia, to sponsor an international symposium on Early Man.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

The public-facing work of the organization, like its panel discussions, debates, and academic symposia, can seem unobjectionable.

From Slate Dec. 11, 2022

The settlement includes $5,000 reserved in the provost’s office to pay for meeting expenses, events and symposia sponsored by the Carolina Black Caucus per year through June 2025, according to Hannah-Jones.

From Seattle Times Jul. 19, 2022

With this April 15 marking the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's breaking baseball's color line, Major League Baseball will celebrate the occasion with great fanfare – with tributes, movies, TV specials, museum exhibits and symposia.

From Salon May 14, 2022

The textile medium usually invites an analysis of craft and women’s work, but here the ache overpowers any appetite for symposia.

From New York Times Nov. 10, 2021

“We talked about physics,” Oppenheimer recalled, recognizing that Ernest’s intellectual interests were narrower than his own and that he might not be especially receptive to wide-ranging symposia on Eastern philosophy and Western art.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

They went to conferences and symposiums, where Jean spoke on the magic and the poetry of baseball.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 3, 2025

Over the next few months, the coauthors will present their research at symposiums and conferences around the U.S., where they’ll receive feedback and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

From Salon Sep. 25, 2024

“We are gods,” a colleague insists to Cross in one of several midnight symposiums on ethics and existentialism.

From New York Times Mar. 28, 2024

Premier Li Qiang in March declared China open for business again, and since then provinces and cities from Sichuan to Chaozhou have sent delegations across the globe to pitch and invited investors to rare symposiums.

From Reuters Jul. 24, 2023

The younger ones listened enviously to her accounts of hockey matches and symposiums, and began to wish Fate had wafted their fortunes to Seaton.

From The Luckiest Girl in the School by Angela Brazil




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