current events

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“They started development last fall, so you can’t totally blame current events like the Iran war or Venezuela,” Prétat said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

If the global COVID-19 pandemic didn’t wake you up to this, then maybe current events will.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

It also came from his own imagination, not from current events or existing intellectual property.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

“Maybe we should. Or maybe we could just make an official report on the whole scene—like, for current events tomorrow morning.”

From "The Egypt Game" by Zilpha Keatley Snyder