contemporary
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Based in Brooklyn, Delgado Lopera says he’s just finished teaching for the year as an assistant professor of creative writing and contemporary Latine literature at the City University of New York.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It features oak flooring, an open floor plan, contemporary finishes, and walls of glass.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
Wakehurst said the four pieces would be featured alongside newly commissioned works by other contemporary artists who are part of the Henry Moore Institute.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
The role of Desdemona becomes tricky to navigate in a contemporary setting.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026
Mathematicians in India first used zero in its contemporary sense—a number, not a placeholder—sometime in the first few centuries a.d.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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