current events

Example Sentences

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In a portent of current events, he thought foreign trade could be used for domestic purposes.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

“They started development last fall, so you can’t totally blame current events like the Iran war or Venezuela,” Prétat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Matejka is careful to differentiate between current events and the oil-price shock of 2022 because that exacerbated an upward trend in inflation that was already triggered by the global pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

I am mostly interested in if/how current events, including the war in Iran and the protests against ICE, are mentioned in any way.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

The restaurant we were at was one of the ones in Brooklyn that was featured in a Times article I had yet to read for current events.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini