contemporaries
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In fact, it’s got more pop DNA than many of its contemporaries — just don’t expect the intricacies to come from Mother Mary’s music or her mythology.
From Salon • Apr. 24, 2026
But it was “striking” that so many male contemporaries “saw them as disruptors of family harmony and alienators of women from their husbands.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
At the time, and among her contemporaries, there was nothing very extraordinary about her sentiments.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Taylor revolutionised the professional game and alongside her contemporaries, smashed through the glass ceiling and brought women's boxing to the pinnacle of the sport.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Although those Africans of 100,000 years ago had more modern skeletons than did their Neanderthal contemporaries, they made essentially the same crude stone tools as Neanderthals, still lacking standardized shapes.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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