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Access to one of the world’s richest men, with his deep-pocketed foundation and unmatched convening power in global health, would have lent Epstein the legitimacy he was seeking after his 2008 conviction.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

A former Oklahoma congressman named Dave McCurdy said that Muslim fundamentalists had been convening in the area.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

A widely respected Israeli news outlet tonight described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convening a security cabinet meeting with just five minutes notice, shortly before the ceasefire announcement was made.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The Housewives convening was organized by MISTR, a major online provider for PrEP, a daily HIV prevention pill.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Whenever the Parliament clashed with their monarch, the king would get his way by suddenly convening Parliament in a remote, unreachable part of the country.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy