at present

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Ord Minnett says Lotus’s supplies of acid and sulphur look secure at present, but fuel is more precarious.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

There are an estimated 32,800 pregnant women in Cuba at present, according to government statistics.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

That means looking after them better than we are at present, especially when they are told they are not good enough, which happens with the vast majority of these kids.

From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026

That sounds unlikely at present, but in the context of recent market rebounds, it’s certainly not impossible.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

Two reasons were given, the first was that a “most material witness,” Hickock’s father, was at present too ill to testify.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote