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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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.
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However, Moerdler believes Oracle should be a “go-to” stock for investors, and his $325 price target implies room for the stock to rise 153% from current levels near $128.
From MarketWatch โ Nov. 11, 2026
The current set includes three versions of Morton’s “King Porter Stomp,” a landmark work that helped launch the swing era a decade later.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Nov. 11, 2026
Speaking on Tuesday, Babarinde said his proposed law would introduce Black English and Asian English as specific new categories, arguing that the text box on the current form "may as well be the margin".
From BBC โ Nov. 11, 2026
Cathay said this year it aims to add 150 aircraft in the next 10 years if market conditions are favourable, replacing the current jets and bringing the fleet to around 300 aircraft.
From Barron's โ Nov. 11, 2026
Even if he and Abby got out of the current and made it to shore here, there would be no one to help them.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
Spin currents allow information to be carried through the spin properties of electrons rather than relying entirely on their electrical charge.
From Science Daily โ Nov. 4, 2026
Federal biologists will be monitoring surf conditions and currents at beaches near the aquarium.
From Los Angeles Times โ Oct. 30, 2026
In 1886, Charles Martin Hall, a 22-year-old working in the woodshed behind his parents’ home in Oberlin, Ohio, had figured out how to mass produce it inexpensively using electric currents.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 27, 2026
The author’s own research involves measuring tiny electrical currents flowing through parts of our brain cells called ion channels.
From The Wall Street Journal โ Oct. 23, 2026
Gardens of corals and sponges and flowery sea anemones clung to the rocks and danced in the whirling currents.
From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown
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