contemporary
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Melbourne is a "contemporary urban place" but "at the same time there is still a very strong connection by the Aboriginal people to this traditional country".
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
The contemporary Orion carried an American flag originally intended for a canceled Apollo 18 mission.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
Olympics and Paralympics, at which time guests can look forward to expanded retail and dining offerings in the welcome pavilion, plus revamped galleries that allow for more contemporary presentation of the museum’s historic artifacts.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Next is a contemporary analysis of how the negotiation was doomed because Spalding sent Anson, a prickly personality, to do the talking.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026
And if not, to what extent are contemporary American conflicts over race the playing out, at least in part, of a cultural divide that came into being hundreds of years before Columbus?
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
Vocabulary lists containing contemporary
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