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present

[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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“Inspections will only show you things that are clear and present and in your face.”

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

At present, he earns just 15,000 rupees a month, or $1,900 a year, excluding overtime, in an auto parts factory.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

But the present and possibly future Green Lanterns were summoned there for a reason best left unsaid here, and in keeping with HBO’s extensive spoiler embargo.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Fong said the dog belonged to her partner Joshua Jones, who was not present when his father was bitten, although the prosecution claimed she was Cookie's joint owner.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

I’ll cry later, but I’m working on living in the present.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

A teenager already progressing through an English academy presents no equivalent immigration obstacle.

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

But since the rings select their bearers by asking whether they’re afraid during an ambush designed to create dread, the test favors those for whom life never presents anything to fear.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

Playing a character calls for a different range of emotion than he presents on stage in his stand-up.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

The halal economy presents a different test, one in which religious credibility, cultural knowledge and supply-chain transparency may matter as much as price.

From MarketWatch Aug. 12, 2026

When he brought in the end-of-year presents his mother always picked out.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

The new Kennedy Center plans must still be presented to the judge who blocked the earlier proposal.

From Salon Aug. 15, 2026

When presented with an Erdős problem, for example, those systems start by researching the history of Erdős problems.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 15, 2026

Kushner and Iger were also championing a potential NBA expansion team in Las Vegas through Thrive Eternal until the opportunity to simply pay cash for the league’s most iconic franchise presented itself.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 15, 2026

He specialises in space flight and astronomy and presented BBC's live webcast from Zambia in 2001 and was also in the Faroe Islands for the broadcaster in 2015.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

True to its name, the island presented them with an elephant seal on landing.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

The show promises to teach Americans how to eat “real food,” presenting recognizable ingredients and home cooking as an antidote to a processed-food culture portrayed as artificial, addictive and imposed from above.

From Salon Aug. 14, 2026

People rely heavily on language when presenting a problem, discussing possible solutions, or explaining how they reached a conclusion.

From Science Daily Aug. 11, 2026

A detached two-story guesthouse sits on the property with a centerpiece rooftop vantage point presenting breathtaking views of the iconic Surfrider Beach, Malibu Lagoon, and rolling mountains.

From MarketWatch Aug. 11, 2026

BOGOTÁ, Colombia—A 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Colombia on Monday, trapping people under collapsed buildings and presenting an early challenge to a president who was sworn in on Friday.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

To take on such edgy and controversial material and fail would surely be far worse than presenting a production of Beauty and the Beast that falls just a little flat.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove




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