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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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For context, this is Spurs' first game of the Premier League season and many teams with aspiration and ambition have had nightmare starts.

From BBC Aug. 22, 2026

Others are just using the suffix as a handy meme, far removed from its original context.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 21, 2026

Yeah, I’m going to need some context here.

From Slate Aug. 20, 2026

“By combining Apple silicon, on-device processing, privacy, operating systems, personal context, and a vast installed base, Ternus could cement Apple’s device dominance in an AI enabled era,” Mohan wrote.

From MarketWatch Aug. 20, 2026

It was love in the context of the place I’d just left.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama

Mr. Blaževičius’s considerable achievement here is to have created a film that observes them in dual heightened contexts, of history and heartbreak, without forcing the connections between the two.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 20, 2026

"States and territories are advised to review" the Trump administration's recommendations on "immunization requirements for contexts such as school enrollment and attendance," the order states.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

Wildfire risk depends on how landscapes are managed as well as on the ecological and social contexts.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 9, 2026

"I think one problem is that people are overgeneralising it and using it in contexts where it might not be the best framework to explain our behaviour," he says.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Careful writers pick up the nuances of words by focusing on their makeup and their contexts over the course of tens of thousands of hours of reading.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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