the present
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The palace instead wants the Caribbean trip to focus on the present and the future, particularly the current threat of climate change.
From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026
The past informs both the present and the future.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
With this change, the model reproduced historical changes in Thwaites from the 1990s to the present that were four times more pronounced than those represented by conventional models.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
But there are other stories, in the present day, that are tiresome for Celtic folk, stories that are playing out now, almost on a loop.
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
The committee report consisted of seven resolutions that addressed this salient question: What are the powers vested in Congress, under the present constitution, relating to the abolition of slavery”?
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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