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present

[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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In chapters set in the near present, Livia Cable is a childless, middle-aged piano instructor in rural eastern Tennessee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026

It is unclear whether the FAI would present its case to Uefa before or after Sunday's behind-closed-doors game against Israel in Backa Topola, Serbia.

From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026

On Sunday, he said his government would work tirelessly to present new housing measures as early as Tuesday, following a cabinet meeting.

From Barron's ● Sep. 28, 2026

Conceived together, these sections parse examples from socialist history and form connections between the past and present.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

He’d tied a pink ribbon round the handlebars, and he made a big fuss of it being a present for me.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler

“Primetime” presents itself as a story about Hansen’s callous quest for ratings and notoriety at the expense of his tact, but the portrait is unfinished.

From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026

It's unclear if he gave any further presents.

From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026

The 238-page report presents universities as victims of broader cultural forces without confronting their own role in forming them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

The most recent comes from an organization that presents itself as the producer of sober, professional economic analysis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 16, 2026

And I started collecting things and leaving them as presents in their basement: snakes, spiders, grubs, and slugs.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

“We expect investor focus to shift toward the durability of any long-term targets presented under interim leadership and the timeline for a permanent CEO appointment,” Blakey wrote.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026

In the run-up to her nuptials, Clark presented her own “wife school” series that made marriage sound so miserable that a reasonable viewer’s only conclusion was to avoid being a wife altogether.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026

The event was presented as a collaboration involving Alalshikh's The Ring and White.

From BBC ● Sep. 27, 2026

On Monday, Milan passes the baton to Paris, where the collections of Dior, Louis Vuitton, Valentino and Carven will be presented.

From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026

“The more Liddy and I discussed both the problem of, and the opportunity presented by, Dr. Fielding’s file,” Hunt recalled, “the more apparent it became that the file should be photographed by surreptitious means.”

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

Novo Nordisk on Tuesday struck its second licensing deal since receiving a poor reception from investors after presenting its long-term strategy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

They weren’t presenting a single vision for the future of food.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

As these examples show, creating a museum exhibition is a delicate balance between handling traditional narratives rooted in popular imagination and presenting accurate representations of the past.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Strictly Come Dancing has returned to the small screen for its 24th series, in a new era for the show as it moves forward with a revamped presenting line up.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026

He made a grand gesture with his arms, as if presenting the main course of a decadent meal.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny




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