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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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Gurlek did not say how many people had been taken into custody, but said the raids came in the context of the "Decade of the Family" campaign.

From BBC Sep. 13, 2026

In this context, "organic" simply means carbon-based and does not indicate that the material came from life.

From Science Daily Sep. 13, 2026

Sept. 11 was an event of its time and deserves to stand in history, but not entirely outside of context.

From Salon Sep. 11, 2026

In the American context, after all, Oscar season is just about the last place for broad, sustained attention to challenging studio fare, bold independents, international features and documentaries.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2026

“There isn’t context, and most of the time I don’t know what things mean until later. Sometimes not until it’s too late.”

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

"Community Notes are not enough in contexts of high disinformation," it said, calling on Meta "to complement, not replace, independent verification."

From Barron's Sep. 10, 2026

“We looked specifically at meows in two contexts: separation from their human in an unfamiliar environment, and then the human’s return,” Schwartz says.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

“The military and geopolitical contexts remain marked by the crisis situation in the Gulf and the continuing war in Ukraine,” Chief Executive Eric Trappier said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 22, 2026

"We are planning on further extending the experimental methods to delve deeper into different systems on our planet in different contexts, the possibilities are, quite literally, out of this world," says Noto.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

Most mathematicians—Galileo, Pascal, Descartes, Newton—were familiar with the word’s use in technical astronomy, and tended to avoid it in other contexts.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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