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town meetings

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plural of town meeting

as in panel discussions

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The Perspectives strand features moderated panel discussions on the state of the global screen industries.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
In addition to high-level access to executives, collectors could roam from store to store and from event to event, with more than 40 different presentations, panel discussions, and other around-town events complementing the four-day exhibition.

— Roberta Naas, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Republicans are already committed to making the Iowa caucuses their first contest in 2028, and delaying the Democratic caucus could reinforce the idea that Democrats don’t prioritize rural voters, the Iowa presenters said.

— Daniel C. Vock, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada have traditionally been among the first states to hold presidential primaries or caucuses, although neither party has set its formal presidential primary and caucus calendar yet.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 23 Dec. 2025

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In 2012, Rich Global LLC, which sold seminars based on the lessons of the book, declared bankruptcy after a judge awarded $24 million in damages to one of the company’s former business partners.

— Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026
Besides sipping on the smooth traditional drink, people will be able to munch on food pairings from local chefs that include sushi from Yama Sushi Marketplace plus other vendors, attend seminars and dance to DJ tunes.

— Richard Guzman, Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026

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Eventually, the conservatives succeeded; the denomination finally divided in a schism in 2024, with more than seventy-six hundred congregations leaving to join a conservative Global Methodist Church.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
From 2015 to 2025, the sect’s congregations in Idaho experienced 15 preventable deaths of children, according to ProPublica’s reporting.

— Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 26 Aug. 2026

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In the library/innovation center, the furniture like whiteboard tables, benches, booths, ottomans and shelves are on wheels, easily moved to change the layout and open up the space for events, assemblies or performances.

— Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Over the following weeks La Coordinadora organized neighborhood meetings, public assemblies, and demonstrations throughout Cochabamba and the surrounding valley.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 Aug. 2026

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Samba has ties to the Brazilian Carnival tradition, so Anna picks out a floral fabric and designs a skirt with feather-style panels that will move around with the dancer.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Saffron planting Reece Bailey Researchers also tested saffron under semi-transparent photovoltaic panels that provided 40% shade.

— Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

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