contemporaries

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What sets Forster apart from most of his contemporaries was his attitude toward indigenous peoples.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The author charts a direct line from the writings of Vane and Locke through those of American Patriots such as John Adams and his contemporaries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The film has unleashed a flurry of activity, which has been exciting to experience so late in my life, when so many of my contemporaries have either passed on or been forgotten about.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson