contemporary
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The benchmarks for the contemporary understanding of the American middle class evolved in the 20th century, said Sam Pizzigati, an associate fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies, a progressive think tank.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
O'Keeffe reconstructed the episode by comparing Byfield's 1851 memoir with contemporary newspaper reports and legal records.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026
The organisers hope the event at the Maeght Foundation for contemporary art will help spur action to support the film industry, which has been weakened by falling cinema attendance and competition from streaming platforms.
From Barron's ● Sep. 7, 2026
“A novelist willing to give shape and voice to contemporary religious experience is needed,” Boyagoda said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Luther accordingly had collected numerous popular contemporary folk tunes, given them holy words, and encouraged these hymns, or chorales, to be sung in Lutheran churches.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
This includes direct matchups against those contemporaries, 288 wins, some very impressive postseason wins and stats, and including shutouts that match those of other pitchers of his time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
His contemporaries would have been surprised to learn that Romans came to embrace Christianity in the fourth century.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
The rejection of Victorian moral earnestness after World War I made the colorful Disraeli a more appealing character than his contemporaries, especially Gladstone.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
This would certainly have presented difficulties for the theory of the celestial spheres, and was regarded by contemporaries as being closer to the Tychonic than the Ptolemaic system.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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