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now

[nou] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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A major question now is whether the distributed neural control observed in fruit flies is also found in other animals.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

“Our water bill was insane,” she says as she offers a tour of the former lawn, which is now filled with colorful native plants and drought-tolerant plants.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

He also kept copious and documented records of the people he knew: hence the piles of emails, photos and other documents that are now in the public domain.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Investors are raising cash to buy shares in SpaceX and it’s hurting other stocks — for now, according to Fundstrat.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

“You’re not like that now, so what happened?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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