be present
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TB: I don’t know that I’d sit and think about the long game as much as I think about trying to be present.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
McCullum, who has taken time off since the end of the T20 World Cup in March, will be present when the first-Test squad meets for a three-day training camp in Loughborough from 25 May.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
Because methylsiloxanes appear to be present almost everywhere in the atmosphere, researchers say people are likely inhaling them continuously.
From Science Daily • May 13, 2026
Amid doubts about whether it would attend, Iran told regional mediators that representatives would be present External link Tuesday for talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, according to The Wall Street Journal.
From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026
Mr. Montsisi had been told he couldn’t be present when I was being “interviewed.”
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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