contemporaries
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The record may look better to posterity than it does to Mr. Trump’s contemporaries.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.
From Salon • May 1, 2026
In fact, it’s got more pop DNA than many of its contemporaries — just don’t expect the intricacies to come from Mother Mary’s music or her mythology.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
This Sweet 16 features Pitino contemporaries like 71-year-old Tom Izzo at Michigan State and 67-year-old John Calipari over at Arkansas.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
A notch below six feet four and slightly above two hundred pounds, he was a full head taller than his male contemporaries.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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