be present
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The next hearing is scheduled for Dec. 7, when permanent guardianship of the estate will be decided; however Kaya does not need to be present.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
As her teacher puts it, “nobody wants to be present anymore . . . that’s what dancing is, it’s about being present.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
The Lib Dems are calling for a consultant obstetrician to be present on every labour ward at all hours, one-to-one midwifery care for every woman in labour, and recruit an extra 300 consultant midwives.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
"Many of the proposed inorganic candidates would need to be present at very high concentrations to match the required absorption."
From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026
She forgot the names of the servants and even of her own children, yet she always managed to be present, like a cheerful, beneficent spirit, at whose slightest footfall clocks began to wind themselves.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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