current
Usage
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Something that is current is in general circulation or is a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea.
Example Sentences
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That works out to $26 a barrel, or roughly a quarter of the crude’s value based on the current market price.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
With its current funding coming to an end, All Aboard Watersports has launched a Crowdfunder bid aiming to raise an initial £5,000 to help continue the project.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
"Once you've got the diagnosis, IBD doesn't go away. Even if you become symptom-free on the current treatments, we know there's a likelihood you're going to have a flare or relapse," said Dr. Samson.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 20, 2026
Susie Wiles, Trump’s current chief of staff, won’t be included in that pantheon, even though the president’s second term is a very different operation than the first.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
It wouldn’t matter that I’d done the crime in some unknown future or that current me had no flying clue what was going on.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
The area has currents so strong that they continue to move the wreckage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Many carmakers have said that currents from EV motors can interfere with AM broadcast signals and have removed radio receivers from newer models as a result.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Historically called tidal waves, raz-de-marée in France or maremoti in Italy, tsunamis can bring both sudden flooding and extremely powerful currents.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
The strong currents and poor weather were a challenge to those working to extinguish it, the coastguard said.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
You’d never know that underneath, the currents run so hard and so fast.
From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings
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