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presently

[prez-uhnt-lee] / ˈprɛz ənt li /


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Presently though, “current exposures are just now being rebuilt and nowhere near ‘overshoot,” said McElligott.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

Presently, those given refugee status have it for five years, after which they can apply for indefinite leave to remain and eventually citizenship.

From Barron's • Nov. 15, 2025

Presently, it requires the commission’s approval to finalize a $6.2 billion merger with Tegna.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2025

“Each year 2,000 of them become obsolete; they enter the great verbal bathtub of our collective being. Presently circling around that open drain are these words: stoicism, fortitude, duty, honor, sacrifice.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2024

Presently he brought them cups of beechwood and an earthenware mixing bowl which held some wine very like vinegar, plentifully diluted with water.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton




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