Thesaurus results for SESSIONS

sessions

noun

Definition of sessions

plural of session

as in meetings

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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Recent Examples of sessions Families can also participate in daily arts and crafts sessions, with materials provided on request and staff on hand to help kids create their own souvenirs. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026 Advertisement Last year, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Phoenix began working on an initiative that involved holding listening sessions with young people about their thoughts and feelings on various topics, including faith and family life. — Chantelle Lee, Time, 14 Aug. 2026 Appropriately, leading up to the album’s release, Bridgers organized special listening sessions in planetariums. — Mitch Therieau, New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2026 Those CineLink sessions are really wide-ranging… The talks are great. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026 In group sessions, where Cody typically doesn’t say much, the others speak for what Cody might be going through, Greek chorus-style. — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 One of the issues was that the Angels weren’t always using the Trackman system during regular-season bullpen sessions, so that’s likely to change under the new regime. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2026 Evening sessions, when medal events take place, are almost sold out for the weekend. — Liam Tharme, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026 That doesn’t make the games any less competitive — or physical — but a childlike glee underscores every aspect of those hoop sessions. — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026

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Letting Companies Ignore Shareholder Proposals Shareholder proposals brought to a company’s board for potential inclusion on agendas of annual meetings is another long-standing activity.

— Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
The proposals follow eight task force meetings over nine months, and further public outreach will be scheduled before any final changes take effect.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026

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Maintaining spare assemblies also reduces the risk of a component shortage keeping a submarine out of service for longer than necessary.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
They were reportedly found to contain six handguns, Glock slides, trigger assemblies, sight assemblies, rifle magazines, pistol magazines, AM15 rifle parts, a suppressor kit, ammunition and other firearm parts, officials said.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026

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