the present
Example Sentences
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As Sumner proclaimed, “in the holds of those two ships were concealed the germs of the present direful war.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
And they merely represent the value of those future liabilities discounted to the present — in other words, the money we’d need to set aside today to meet all those future obligations.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Higher yields make bonds more competitive and shrink the present value of profits that won’t show up for years—which is exactly the kind of profit growth stocks are priced on.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
His mother speaks of Javed in the present tense.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
“You know of course that Lady Catherine de Bourgh and Lady Anne Darcy were sisters; consequently that she is aunt to the present Mr. Darcy.”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
