the present
Example Sentences
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The research also revealed a remarkable connection to the present.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
After arriving, Shanahan joked that he didn’t have to discuss injuries publicly yet because they were in the future while the Rams were still in the present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
If anything like the present product, it would have to have been a very particular kind of comedy — something like “30 Rock,” whose beats were borrowed from cartoons in the first place.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 2026
In my work as a professor of politics and public affairs, I pay close attention to the stories Americans tell about their past and the ways those stories shape civic identity in the present.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
“You’ve got the past and the present all mixed up,” I told Uncle Alf.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
