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current events

NOUN
current affairs
Synonyms


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A good test of Mr. Goodspeed’s framework is how it could be used to analyze a cluster of current events that occurred after the book went to press.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

This threat is acute enough that observers are warning that the ability to anonymously make such large bets on current events could motivate the people involved to alter outcomes for their own financial benefit.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2026

It also came from his own imagination, not from current events or existing intellectual property.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 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

She nudges both children to talk about what happens in school, to recount the plots of the books they read, and to discuss current events.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times




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