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now

[nau] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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Typically that’s a sign of economic expansion, but now it stems largely from delays in receiving supplies to finish products on time.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 2, 2026

Futures are “correcting the oversold condition with profit-taking by fund shorts now seen as buyers,” Dennis Kissler of BOK Financial says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2026

Democrats aren’t necessarily viewed more positively than Republicans right now, but Nabulsi believes they’re at least signaling an open line of communication with a message she interprets as “We are not here with hate.”

From Slate ● Nov. 2, 2026

They most recently beat Fiji and Argentina and now face Australia, Japan, New Zealand and a Nations Championship play-off on successive weekends through November.

From BBC ● Nov. 2, 2026

But for now, she is just a little girl with a big imagination, stepping through the grass in the hot, humid air.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly


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