contemporaneous
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Likewise, if the lawyer has contemporaneous notes stating the client authorized settlement, those could support the lawyer’s position.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 26, 2026
They are three people who watched the fire get lit and, by their own contemporaneous words, knew exactly what was burning.
From Salon ● Aug. 18, 2026
He said that six of those offences occurred in first five months of 2025 and were therefore contemporaneous with offences in this trial.
From BBC ● Jun. 29, 2026
The quotes they use come “either from the person speaking them” or from “someone who heard them directly, or from contemporaneous notes, recordings, or transcripts.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The French Congo and the newly independent Republic of Congo are separated by one mere river and about a million miles of contemporaneous modern thinking.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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