current
Usage
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Something that is current is in general circulation or is a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea.
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“And remember, enterprises are still very early in using inference at scale in their current production applications.”
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 2, 2026
Fans wrapped around the concourse and emptied the merchandise stand before the delayed first pitch and witnessed a torch passing between the league’s current players and past women’s baseball legends.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 2, 2026
Funding for social advocacy had been “wound down” over the past several years to “align with our focus as a science philanthropy as well as the current legal and policy landscape,” staff were told.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 1, 2026
The current outbreak is caused by the Bundibugyo strain of the virus.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
Mr. Grayson had a stack of their current events assignments in front of him, and he was making comments on each one in a green felt-tipped pen.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
It's a dream for surfers, but can quickly become a nightmare for inexperienced swimmers thrashed by strong currents.
From Barron's ● Aug. 1, 2026
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Bunney described jellyfish as weak swimmers or "passive drifters" which rely on ocean currents to carry them.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Forecasters also continue to warn of dangerous rip currents and elevated surf of 3 to 6 feet across Los Angeles and Ventura County beaches.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
If the winds and currents were strong, he would be in New York City by the afternoon.
From I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis
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