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Which museum focuses on contemporary art?

contemporary

[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee] / kənˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /




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This aspect mirrors a frightening contemporary pattern reflected in the Cornell case, in which an alleged Snapchat thread from the Chi Phi house is presented as evidence.

From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2026

Showalter and Antosca take the bones and juicy bits of Hoover’s book and make it more elegant, refined and contemporary, but keep all the craziness that viewers crave.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

"That gets worse in the summer when the water is moving slowly, and some of that is historic, but also a contemporary misdirecting of sewage into storm drains."

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026

Inside, soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows help flood the open-concept interiors with natural light, while sleek finishes lend the home a contemporary feel.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

For a moment I saw no sign of contemporary life; St. Louis, just across the river, had not yet switched on its lights.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

While Genghis may have been the most skilled chief among his Mongol contemporaries, his skills would have been wasted if he had been born 20 years earlier, or 200 miles to the south.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Most of her new co-workers are far younger, though Lee’s noticed a few who appear to be her contemporaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

She conjures a bewitching onscreen presence that many of her contemporaries could only dream of, pulling the viewer’s gaze with a single glare from her steely eyes or the quiver of her chin.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026

He couldn’t help but notice that some of his contemporaries from when he played with the Braves and Dodgers were walking slower, in some cases with the help of a cane or an assistant.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

They were patronized by their married contemporaries, they were vaguely felt sorry for, and were produced to date any stray extra man who happened to be visiting their friends.

From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee




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