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contemporaneous

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


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“In all our dealings with Mr. Sanberg, both directly and through his counsel, he provided information that was consistent with our review of contemporaneous documents and other evidence,” wrote Dave Anders of Wachtell Lipton.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

She was very contemporaneous with Our Bodies Ourselves.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

"She's a diplomat, not a D-list celebrity. My 15-year-old, social media obsessed, brother is less shameless in his self-promotion," reads some contemporaneous testimony.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

If the trust was never executed, no loan documents were signed, and no contemporaneous bank records confirm the transfer, your brother may have engaged in “unjust enrichment,” which can affect both liability and limitation periods.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 2, 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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