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presently

[prez-uhnt-lee] / ˈprɛz ənt li /


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“The JMI presently remains favorable, but has been trending in a worrisome direction, and should be monitored closely for a potential warning sign,” he added.

From MarketWatch • May 20, 2026

As it presently stands, Rashford does not know whether he will return to Barca next season.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

Sotomayor is writing, Steiker noted, “to institutional actors—judges, prosecutors, defense lawyers—to make clear that the court, or least some portion of it, is keenly aware of problems that it is not presently able to correct.”

From Slate • Mar. 27, 2026

Its installed capacity in the country will rise to 22 gigawatts by 2031 from 13 gigawatts presently.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

She held the firewood up high to protect it, and presently she came up the other side and hurried toward the cook-fires beyond the trees.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer




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