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exhibition

noun

a public show where art or other interesting things are put so that people can go look at them

show

noun

an exhibit

fair

noun

an event where people or companies bring their products for you to look at or buy

roadshow

noun

a series of public events, each of which happens in a different place

exposition

noun

a public event or show of industrial products or technology

viewing

noun

an occasion on which people are invited to go and look at something

expo

noun

an exposition of industrial products or technology

exhibit

noun

an exhibition of art or other interesting things

trade show

noun

an event at which companies show their new products

private showing

noun

an event at which certain people are invited to see something such as a movie or an exhibit before it is opened to the public

caxirola

a percussion instrument used by football fans which makes a rattling sound when shaken

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glean

to learn small pieces of information by asking questions or watching or listening carefully

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pierce the corporate veil

… the decision to treat the rights and duties of a company as being the same as the rights and duties of its shareholders

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