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Which two people would be considered contemporaneous?

contemporaneous

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


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"If City can demonstrate the Commission fundamentally misunderstood the emails, failed to consider their proper context or reached conclusions inconsistent with other contemporaneous documents, that could amount to a material factual error," Severin added.

From BBC ● Oct. 16, 2026

On a lighter note, Mr. Mancall considers how contemporaneous writings about North America influenced its settlement.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026

They are three people who watched the fire get lit and, by their own contemporaneous words, knew exactly what was burning.

From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026

It is a thousand years old, roughly contemporaneous with a report of an organ at Winchester Cathedral that boasted an extraordinary four hundred pipes.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall


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