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current

[kur-uhnt, kuhr-] / ˈkɜr ənt, ˈkʌr- /




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Something that is current is in general circulation or is a matter of common knowledge or acceptance: current usage in English. That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion. That which is prevalent exists or is spread widely: a prevalent idea.


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Ibrahima Konate is set to leave Liverpool for free when his current contract expires in June.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

You’ll also want to familiarize yourself with the current market.

From MarketWatch • May 29, 2026

The methods they produced—careful, adversarial, institutionally embedded, historically tested—are, for that very reason, more directly relevant to our current predicament than any amount of algorithmic benchmarking.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

The current run started after a mini-losing streak that followed a mini-winning streak.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

First there was Jop, our current apprentice, whose daily trip from his parents’ home in the suburbs had twice nearly ended in seizure for the factory transport.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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