the present
Example Sentences
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A more mature Mastercard faces new challenges in the present day.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
Even in semiseclusion, the narrator can’t escape his past—nor the present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
“We’re focused on the present and the future, and we’ve got an incredible opportunity to build.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
But Baroness Brown, chair of the CCC's Adaptation Committee, criticised the "woeful" performance of successive governments in tackling the present and future threats facing the UK from climate change.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
He hands me the present, which I hadn’t noticed him holding behind his back.
From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison
