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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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This public forum thing is a little bit complicated in this context because there are actually multiple public forums here.

From Slate ● Sep. 30, 2026

"It gives you the feeling of a truce, of something very positive in a context that is anything but positive, because everything feels anxiety-inducing."

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

"People are starting to realise the context we are in. Even if we had lost, we were right up there," Mitchell added.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The context deepens after we ascend to an upper passageway.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 26, 2026

For all the floating citadel overhead, Lazlo had as yet no clear context for what life had been under the gods.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor

"Community Notes are not enough in contexts of high disinformation," it said, calling on Meta "to complement, not replace, independent verification."

From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026

“We found some subtle but consistent differences in the pitch and length of meows between those two contexts, suggesting maybe cats have different meows for ‘Where did you go?’ and ‘You’re back!’

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026

Wildfire risk depends on how landscapes are managed as well as on the ecological and social contexts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026

"I think one problem is that people are overgeneralising it and using it in contexts where it might not be the best framework to explain our behaviour," he says.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Ernest Lawrence was being mentioned in quarters and in contexts that only a year or two earlier would have been unimaginable.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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