current events

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"My mother constantly sends me articles about Russia, about current events, about what is happening here, so that I stay informed," says Takemi.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

The pivot from sculpture to video games was necessitated by current events, said a member of the group.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Camus used the notebooks more as a place to organize his thoughts than as a chronicle of current events, but they do feature some real-time accounts of history.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

Matejka is careful to differentiate between current events and the oil-price shock of 2022 because that exacerbated an upward trend in inflation that was already triggered by the global pandemic.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 16, 2026

Since then my apolitical brother had been taking an unusual interest in current events.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides