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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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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The memory-chip market is famously prone to boom and bust cycles, so much so that memory makers are moving only cautiously to add capacity in the current shortage.
In "Ya Bon" he criticised current and past African heads of state who he says have maintained a "servile relationship with the coloniser".
From Barron's
Despite current demand, the memory-chip industry is cyclical; rising capital expenditure and new technologies pose long-term risks to the market.
From Barron's
Despite current demand, the memory-chip industry is cyclical; rising capital expenditure and new technologies pose long-term risks to the market.
From Barron's
Business confidence in both the current climate and expectations for the future rose in February, while the uptick in sentiment was widespread across the manufacturing and services sectors.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
