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current events

NOUN
current affairs
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In September, Leo urged the faithful to shake off "all passivity and indifference" toward current events.

From Barron's ● Oct. 30, 2026

It’s been a long journey of taking note of current events, including where the world is going, as well as people’s obsessions and fears.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

The adults would engage in animated conversation, usually about current events, while we, the dozen or so kids, kept ourselves busy inventing games.

From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026

“Days of Unrest” is intended as Price’s response to current events, from an artist who has always spoken her mind and who has been political from the start.

From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026

“I’m good on Dickens, cooking, current events, politics...let’s see, oh, and cats.”

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart


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