current events

Example Sentences

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The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Camus used the notebooks more as a place to organize his thoughts than as a chronicle of current events, but they do feature some real-time accounts of history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

The Young Guards was formed in 2021 by an elected representative of the LFI but in the face of current events has been disbanded.

From Salon • Mar. 28, 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

Every Tuesday, Mr. Ryan’s history students were supposed to bring a topic for a current events discussion.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen