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contemporary

[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee] / kənˈtɛm pəˌrɛr i /




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She began singing traditional Bulgarian folklore music at the age of seven before later shifting her focus toward contemporary pop.

From Barron's • May 17, 2026

But are contemporary events, poor leadership and a creaking civil service enough to blame for our current political disorder?

From BBC • May 16, 2026

Mainstream contemporary historians view the Constitution as a compromise between free and slaveholding states.

From Salon • May 14, 2026

Music was central to two contemporary Dada sculptures, which are also sure to be among the most Instagrammed works this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Regiomontanus’s praise of the mathematical sciences did not, however, imply uncritical admiration for contemporary mathematicians.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton




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