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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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.
Example Sentences
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He imagines Meta has been working on the camera-free glasses for several years, and the current backlash over privacy provides "fantastic timing" for their release.
From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026
He said in an episode of The David Lin Report podcast that he is seeing parallels between the current landscape and the months before Black Monday, or the stock-market crash of 1987.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 24, 2026
“I hope the team wears an LT patch this season,” former Lakers center and current team broadcaster Mychal Thompson wrote on X on Tuesday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026
A Navy analysis showed “no elevated mishap rates for the Lincoln during its current deployment when compared to other carriers” from a safety perspective, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
I was beaming at the salesclerk and the pretty lady, proud that I was able to share a few bits of current events.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
The monitoring systems use instruments anchored to the seafloor that continuously measure pressure, temperature, density, and ocean currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026
The area has currents so strong that they continue to move the wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many carmakers have said that currents from EV motors can interfere with AM broadcast signals and have removed radio receivers from newer models as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Historically called tidal waves, raz-de-marée in France or maremoti in Italy, tsunamis can bring both sudden flooding and extremely powerful currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
You’d never know that underneath, the currents run so hard and so fast.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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