in session
idiom
1
: in the process of meeting formally
Congress is in session right now.
2
US
: conducting classes
School will be back in session at the beginning of September.
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Starting today, portions of Second Street and A Street NE near the Supreme Court will be closed to cars between 9am and 3pm on days the court is in session through June.
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The cameras will not be in school zones because state rules will only allow operation for three hours a day when school is in session.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Parliament head Nabih Berri, who leads Amal, a Shiite party that has in the past been a rival of Hezbollah but is now its top ally, has yet to call parliament in session.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
One survey published in April of more than 500 psychotherapists in Germany found that 72% reported a patient bringing up climate change in session, and 41% of those had a patient come to therapy specifically for that reason.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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Mimi Montgomery, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
The cameras will not be in school zones because state rules will only allow operation for three hours a day when school is in session.
—Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
Parliament head Nabih Berri, who leads Amal, a Shiite party that has in the past been a rival of Hezbollah but is now its top ally, has yet to call parliament in session.
—Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
One survey published in April of more than 500 psychotherapists in Germany found that 72% reported a patient bringing up climate change in session, and 41% of those had a patient come to therapy specifically for that reason.
—Joan Meiners, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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