contemporary
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A spokesperson for Glasgow Life said the withdrawal of the remains "reflected contemporary museum practice".
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
Fleming, was a literary scholar who, in his spare time, put together three books about dramatic baseball contests of yore by artfully stitching together contemporary newspaper accounts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 21, 2026
I think a lot of people were shocked just because you guys are so active in contemporary issues, which AI certainly is.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Eminem may well be staring down a future where his regrettable decision to record contemporary worship dreck with Kid Rock generated his last real headlines.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026
The Israel Museum, largest in the country, displayed archaeological wonders and contemporary art.
From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye
James Wilson foresaw a country more egalitarian and more democratic than his contemporaries dared imagine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
According to Mr. Rovelli, he did “excellent physics” and was “more intelligent . . . than the contemporaries I know.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
“ANTM” and “The Swan” were contemporaries, after all.
From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2026
However, she became distressed when her ideas were copied by or "inspired" her male contemporaries – including Andy Warhol, Claes Oldenburg and Lucas Samaras – whose works would be displayed at more prestigious galleries.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Within the next two decades or so, most of his educated contemporaries gradually came to the same conclusion.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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