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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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In a stunning essay Saturday, the chief executive of one of the leading AI companies echoed many of the doomsday warnings—from current and recent employees—that sparked panic across the nation this past week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
More intriguing were symptoms that appeared frequently enough to attract the researchers' attention but may not be as well represented in current drug labels or conventional adverse event reports.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
That includes many researchers who would have been responsible for investigating the rise in ectopic pregnancy deaths, according to current and former CDC employees.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
Both are younger brothers of other current NFL head coaches: Matt LaFleur of the Green Bay Packers and John Harbaugh of the New York Giants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The red-shoed girl was crouched on the riverbank, throwing pebbles into the rushing current.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
The strong currents and poor weather were a challenge to those working to extinguish it, the coastguard said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Winds and surface currents later carried it out of Petermann Fjord, while satellite observations showed it pivoting away from Joe Island and moving southwest through Nares Strait.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Tides, winds, ocean currents, and melting will continue weakening the iceberg until it eventually fractures into smaller pieces.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 4, 2026
Most of them are built high up in the mountains, where they can seize fast-flowing currents to generate power.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
There, high above us, a dark shape is circling, looping, surfing the wind currents.
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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