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now

[nou] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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Now that Esquivel is graduating, she will enroll at East Los Angeles College to complete the requirements necessary to become a lead teacher.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Now 22, she is one of 30 women taking part in a new study at Cardiff University examining the effects of repeated head impacts.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, an emboldened Kim calls the program irreversible.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, with a nod from regulators, cryptocurrency firms are encroaching on that territory, and investors in the operators’ stock are worried.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Now I’m sitting at the kitchen table with my sketchbook, a mallard’s feather, and a selection of my graphite pencils, letting what Dr. Crowchild said percolate.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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