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contemporaneous

[kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs] / kənˌtɛm pəˈreɪ ni əs /


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Well, there are numerous contemporaneous examples of reparation payments exacted by European states, so you tell me.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

In recent years, the central bank’s answer to these questions has largely been data dependence—using contemporaneous data to determine whether policy is overly restrictive or accommodative.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

A fundamental tension has always underlain the history of the Civil Rights movement, much as it did contemporaneous news coverage.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

But Mrs Justice Tipples said there was no contemporaneous evidence demonstrating the condition of the phone immediately before or after the incident.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Even the October Revolution in Russia in 1905, an event with thunderously far-reaching implications for society at large, had minimal impact on the contemporaneous upheavals in music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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