contemporaries
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As the exhibit’s days count down, the inspired visions from Kahlo, Rivera and their contemporaries continue to transfix visitors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
What sets Forster apart from most of his contemporaries was his attitude toward indigenous peoples.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The second defendant, N, was found by experts to have an IQ in the bottom 1% compared with his contemporaries.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
Those things could be left to his contemporaries.
From Salon ● May 27, 2026
Even the brilliant Archimedes occasionally scorned the infinite along with his contemporaries.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
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