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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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Although Donald Trump has acknowledged being aware of the term “America First” and its historical context, he has nevertheless called it “a brand-new modern term. I never related it to the past.”

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Q: What role can literature play in this context?

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

This is often how I catch big and small mistakes: My AI fact-checker might report that a supposed source article doesn’t exist, or that a quote from the article was taken out of context.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

I didn’t have the right sizes, and I think it ruined the relationship, because I didn’t have any context.

From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2026

Bacon, for example, who is of course familiar with the use of the word ‘evidence’ in a legal context, never employs it when discussing natural philosophy.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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