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contemporary

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




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It will also feature contemporary works by current city art students.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

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

Regardless, parallels between contemporary artists and Mozart diverge when commercial success figures into the picture.

From Salon • May 16, 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

This theme of the body as a machine was developed in the seventeenth century by another Italian, Giovanni Borelli, who was an older contemporary and friend of Malpighi.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin




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