contemporary

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We spent a fabulous hour chatting about how he invented the modern sand wedge and about my golfing hero - Walter Hagen - being a contemporary of his.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

As the late Justice Antonin Scalia stressed, legislative floor explanations are weak evidence for the core originalist question: How would a contemporary informed reader interpret the words as enacted?

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Sometimes these efforts attempt to be positive; contemporary Christian music has long attempted to imitate secular chart success, but with a “Jesus loves you” message.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

This contemporary era of American lunar investment has frequently been portrayed as an effort in competition with China, which is currently aiming to land humans on the Moon by 2030.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

The art establishment also objects to “the new painting” for what the artists paint: contemporary subjects such as train stations, cafes, bridges.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman