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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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“Given this context, there is little to suggest that U.S. monetary policymakers will decide to raise the benchmark interest rate at their next meeting.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

It’s important to put these dramatic share-price reversals into context.

From MarketWatch Jul. 17, 2026

But somewhere in the middle of all that rollercoaster there is also enormous happiness for a man who has finally found the perfect context, a football team built to his measure.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

The emotional tone of each vocal performance is beautifully keyed to each song’s context.

From Salon Jul. 14, 2026

Those of us in the civil rights community are not immune to the racial stereotypes that pervade media imagery and political rhetoric; nor do we operate outside of the political context.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

Hannah says she had no emotional connection to her previous surname, and it often confused people when she would use two surnames in different contexts.

From BBC Jul. 18, 2026

They were able to exploit a new database that extends back to 1799, and which I have written about before in other contexts.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The partnership is part of the Visa Intelligence Commerce initiative, a push to build secure payment capabilities in AI contexts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 10, 2026

Over the last century, familiar words such as “time,” “exist” and “timeless” have been repurposed in technical contexts without examining what baggage they carry from everyday speech.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

Since what is often at stake in moral choices is confidence that one has got the facts right, the term was extended to other contexts in which people make judgements about questions of fact.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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