current events
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A good test of Mr. Goodspeed’s framework is how it could be used to analyze a cluster of current events that occurred after the book went to press.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
"My mother constantly sends me articles about Russia, about current events, about what is happening here, so that I stay informed," says Takemi.
From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026
Knowledge of current events, geography, and simple concepts like the law of supply and demand have been crowded out by willed ignorance and motivated reasoning.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
Matejka is careful to differentiate between current events and the oil-price shock of 2022 because that exacerbated an upward trend in inflation that was already triggered by the global pandemic.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026
Every morning after she finished her exercises, she read the paper cover to cover so that she would be up on her current events.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
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