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present

[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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The Pentagon lifted an hourslong shelter-in-place order Thursday after tests found that no hazardous material was present.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Different gases absorb specific wavelengths of light, allowing scientists to identify the chemicals present in the atmosphere.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Those are the bits that have carried the “Scary Movie” legacy into the present.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

It later emerged that 35-year-old Stokes and Atkinson, 28, were present when a member of the England security staff was struck by Saracens rugby player Totoa Auvaa.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Avery and I introduce him to everybody he doesn’t know, and then he sets the wrapped present on the deck railing and goes to grab some pizza.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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