contemporaneous
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He ably discusses the epidemic without veering too far into scientific details, and brings color to his story by drawing on contemporaneous accounts in big-city newspapers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.
From Salon ● Jul. 4, 2026
He said that six of those offences occurred in first five months of 2025 and were therefore contemporaneous with offences in this trial.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
It is as fundamental a structural change to the way music sounded as was the contemporaneous decision to start using timber frames and bricks in the building of houses.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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