contemporaries
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Meanwhile, Latina artists like Patssi Valdez painted and photographed her contemporaries — who were, as Leticia Alvarado writes, “bearers of an edgy beauty and indescribable talent who existed as art themselves.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
Musk’s trillioniare status means he’s wealthier than his next three contemporaries combined — and also worth more than historical tycoons like John D. Rockefeller.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026
The primary difference between Hartnett and his contemporaries, though, was that Hartnett could hold his own on screen.
From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026
Pollock's pay puts him well ahead of most of his contemporaries in the Prem however.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
On written lessons she cracked such questions as ‘Name eight famous contemporaries of Doctor Johnson,’ and ‘Quote ten lines from “The Vicar of Wakefield.’”
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
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