trade show
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of trade show
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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The stands at the Eurosatory arms and security trade show were "closed due to non-compliance with participation conditions set by the French authorities," the organiser, Coges Events, said in a statement to AFP.
From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026
From laptops designed for the artificial intelligence era to advances in robotics and sky-high tech shares, here are five hot topics at Taipei's huge Computex trade show:
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
But before detailing its latest chips at a trade show in Taiwan, it hadn’t made the central-processing units at the computational hearts of PCs.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
It was a trade show for consultants and vendors, many of whom viewed it as a prime place to woo potential clients or show off clients to potential donors.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
Nor is that all, for the figures of our import trade show that in addition we are importing considerable and increasing quantities of foreign woollen manufactures.
From Are we Ruined by the Germans? by Cox, Harold
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