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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Idaho’s part-time lawmakers are now expected to be in session until at least late March.
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Fox Sports 97-9 – Mike Crispino, Wayne Norman Pregame reading:
Class is in session: How Dan Hurley’s winning ways at UConn are impacting CT’s high school coaches
UConn men’s basketball notes: Hurley envisions Ross as defensive stopper; could Mahaney be next Joey California?
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
The letter includes a list of demands for Johnson, urging him to modify the House calendar to have more days in session and ensure that Republicans' reconciliation package cuts the deficit.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The signatories said Johnson should have committed to various measures to ensure work can be done quickly, including modification of the House’s calendar to be in session for five days per week instead of three and a half in the first eight out of 10 weeks of the new Congress.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
Fox Sports 97-9 – Mike Crispino, Wayne Norman Pregame reading:
Class is in session: How Dan Hurley’s winning ways at UConn are impacting CT’s high school coaches
UConn men’s basketball notes: Hurley envisions Ross as defensive stopper; could Mahaney be next Joey California?
—Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 4 Jan. 2025
The letter includes a list of demands for Johnson, urging him to modify the House calendar to have more days in session and ensure that Republicans' reconciliation package cuts the deficit.
—Andrew Solender, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
The signatories said Johnson should have committed to various measures to ensure work can be done quickly, including modification of the House’s calendar to be in session for five days per week instead of three and a half in the first eight out of 10 weeks of the new Congress.
—Jared Gans, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“In session.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20session. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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