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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

A talent like Ms. Expósito’s, however, is immune to current events.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026

If you pride yourself on your knowledge of current events, see if you can beat a Slate senior editor’s score in today’s news quiz!

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2026

Maines countered that she was responding to current events, but she apologized to the fans who felt hurt — and then she recanted.

From Salon ● Aug. 27, 2026

I cut out all distractions from my life so I could focus only on fencing, and yet alarming current events continued to dominate the headlines, making it very hard to stay focused.

From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad


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