be current

Example Sentences

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Would they be current retirees who are afraid of looming benefit cuts, near-retirees who are trying to plan around cuts or early-career workers who are thinking about their long-term financial health?

From MarketWatch • Mar. 2, 2026

Candidates cannot be current students, employees of the University or candidates to political office.

From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024

And I try to be current with everything — astrology changes so much.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 6, 2023

In particular, lawmakers have added requirements that residents first pay any court costs and restitution and that they be current on child support.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2022

But to what end our efficient human machinery shall be used depends on the ideals and customs and purposes that happen to be current in the social order at any given time.

From Human Traits and their Social Significance by Edman, Irwin