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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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But the real magic comes when you don’t actually spend that HSA money on your current medical bills — instead putting more money into the account, investing it and letting it grow.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 31, 2026
"The game is bigger than world current leaders," he said.
From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026
"I have a daughter -- we don't go outside until it cools down a bit, because the current temperatures are unbearable," she said.
From Barron's ● Jul. 31, 2026
He added that he has no interest in taking over the current operation.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
Coal stood nearby, letting everyone have their turn, and feeling that same current running through him.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
Barcena said the "massive arrival" of sargassum is due to irregular ocean currents starting in 2011.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
But in their quest for relief, they’ve found massive, dangerous waves and strong currents fueled by tropical cyclones from the eastern Pacific Ocean, according to the National Weather Service.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 29, 2026
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
They know it crosses the Atlantic as a one-year-old fish, drifting on currents for up to three years to reach the freshwater lakes of Europe.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
Through the years he took his stopped watches to “the One who set the atoms dancing,” or “who keeps the great currents circling through the sea.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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