general assembly

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Recent Examples of general assembly Sequencing is a task in the automotive industry that happens before the general assembly line. Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 29 Dec. 2025 What To Know The pullouts came after a general assembly of the European Broadcasting Union — a group of public broadcasters from 56 countries that runs the event — met to discuss concerns about Israel’s participation, which some countries oppose over its conduct of the war in Gaza. Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025 The general assembly created the task force during the 2025 session to study disaster preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation after Kentucky suffered three major natural disasters in the first 45 days of the year. Stephanie Kuzydym, Louisville Courier Journal, 21 Nov. 2025 The team has its general assembly on Sunday morning in Madrid, and Perez is expected to provide more detail about his plan there. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 21 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for general assembly
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Noun
  • Using witness accounts, satellite imagery and photos collected in 2025, RSF said at least two journalists were among those detained in the containers, which were installed at the compound of the province’s legislative assembly in Goma.
    ABC News, ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
  • This sparring escalated with the UMC General Conference in May 2024 in Charlotte, when the international legislative assembly removed LGBTQ+ restrictions.
    Liam Adams, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Manny Abarca, Jalen Anderson and Venessa Huskey are running for county committeeships alongside their legislature re-election campaigns.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 5 Apr. 2026
  • Guy-Sheftall said privates tend to be more insulated from political pressure, particularly in Southern states where legislatures and regent boards — often dominated by conservatives — wield significant power over public universities.
    Jason Armesto, AJC.com, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Christopher Walters, deputy executive counsel with the Landry administration, said at a May legislative hearing that the state has identified about 390 prisoners who might be eligible to be paroled and deported.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 24 Nov. 2025
  • With the session ended, here are the legislative asks Greenberg did — and didn't — get from the General Assembly.
    Eleanor McCrary, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025

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“General assembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/general%20assembly. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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