topical
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When a band goes topical, it risks trying too hard to be relevant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 13, 2026
As a live, topical program, it has remained an important media platform while the rest of the talk show genre has largely faded due to diminishing audiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
In a two-star review, the Independent's Clarisse Loughrey said the movie was "certainly topical" but also "the worst in the series".
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
The injectable drug can be used along with a one-dose topical spray that kills the parasites at a cost of about 30 cents per animal, he said.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 10, 2026
They are certainly an urban adaptation of the fundamental Karhidish institution of the Hearth, though lacking, of course, the topical and genealogical stability of the Hearth.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
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