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now

[nou] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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Today, the rush for government jobs means that competitive exams now occupy an all-consuming place in the lives of many young Indians.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Bay is now dean of the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

For now, it’s a question that not even AI can answer.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

It's now been about six weeks since Lara died.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

Joey has now been at Carville for more than four years—twice as long as she originally hoped—and her visa, which allows her to stay in the United States, has expired.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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