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contemporaneous

[kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] / kənˌtɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /


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Compared with, say, the War on Drugs, a contemporaneous band that has taken some shared influences to a much larger audience, Mr. Morby favors directness and specificity, and works on a more modest scale.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

“In all our dealings with Mr. Sanberg, both directly and through his counsel, he provided information that was consistent with our review of contemporaneous documents and other evidence,” wrote Dave Anders of Wachtell Lipton.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

She was contemporaneous with Free to Be You and Me, which she contributed a written piece to the book version of Free to Be You and Me..

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"She's a diplomat, not a D-list celebrity. My 15-year-old, social media obsessed, brother is less shameless in his self-promotion," reads some contemporaneous testimony.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

But official records and the contemporaneous testimony of friends do not seem to support her version of their ages.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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