contemporaneous
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A fundamental tension has always underlain the history of the Civil Rights movement, much as it did contemporaneous news coverage.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026
“In all our dealings with Mr. Sanberg, both directly and through his counsel, he provided information that was consistent with our review of contemporaneous documents and other evidence,” wrote Dave Anders of Wachtell Lipton.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
She was contemporaneous with Free to Be You and Me, which she contributed a written piece to the book version of Free to Be You and Me..
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026
"She's a diplomat, not a D-list celebrity. My 15-year-old, social media obsessed, brother is less shameless in his self-promotion," reads some contemporaneous testimony.
From BBC • Feb. 17, 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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