contemporaries
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Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
In fact, it’s got more pop DNA than many of its contemporaries — just don’t expect the intricacies to come from Mother Mary’s music or her mythology.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
The apparent lack of interest in Terry as a manager is in stark contrast to some of his contemporaries from England's much-lauded 'golden generation'.
From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026
His contemporaries knew what they had lost; they processed through the streets of Rome in mourning and buried him in the Pantheon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
What his sons and their contemporaries undertook, instead, was a massive spring clean of musical style and a project to celebrate not earnestness but wit, not inventiveness but elegance, not piety but beauty.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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