as in meeting
a gathering of a group of people for a specified purpose
The impending economic crisis prompted widespread calls for a special session of the legislature to enact emergency measures. Court is in session.
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According to Giannoulias, one of the chief sponsors of House Bill 1226, the Road Safety & Fairness Act, to be filed for the legislature’s spring session, is 61st House District Rep. Joyce Mason, D-Gurnee.
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Over these four months the participants gathered and engaged in monthly mentoring sessions with Tiffany & Co.’s design team.
—Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
The last negotiations took 18 months and over 50 sessions to create a contract.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Nvidia ended the session at $149.43, just shy of the all-time high of $152.89 reached on Nov. 21.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 17 Jan. 2025
Over these four months the participants gathered and engaged in monthly mentoring sessions with Tiffany & Co.’s design team.
—Essence, 17 Jan. 2025
The last negotiations took 18 months and over 50 sessions to create a contract.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Nvidia ended the session at $149.43, just shy of the all-time high of $152.89 reached on Nov. 21.
—Jason Gewirtz, CNBC, 7 Jan. 2025
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“Session.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/session. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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