current
Usage
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Something that is current is in general circulation or is a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea.
Example Sentences
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Although current instruments cannot yet directly study those cloud layers in the same detail, the detection of salt clouds around GJ 504 b suggests astronomers are moving closer to that goal.
From Science Daily • Jun. 28, 2026
The city’s debt by 2022 reached about 108 billion yuan, the equivalent of about $16 billion at current rates, double its levels in 2018—the year before Jiang was appointed as the city’s chief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026
It felt as if England were acknowledging that the wide players, that were so effective pre-tournament, were not enough in their current form.
From BBC • Jun. 28, 2026
But if hyperscalers are locking in some pricing now that’s more pegged to current levels, that could limit the rate of pricing growth in 2028, according to Chin.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 28, 2026
If he could get out of the main current here, by the bay, he knew he would make it to shore.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
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