current
Usage
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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 That which is prevailing is that which has superseded others: prevailing fashion.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.
Example Sentences
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The company revenue during the current quarter should come in around $7 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 2026
For the current third quarter, Match Group expects revenue of $885 million to $895 million, down 2% to 3% year over year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Did she back off on a premise that is dead on arrival in the current cultural firmament?
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
"This current situation is so stressful and so uncertain that you don't even know how to get through the day."
From Barron's ● Aug. 4, 2026
But they were slow, their pudgy human legs no match for the rushing current.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
Originating in the Atlantic Ocean's Sargasso Sea, sargassum was pushed by clockwise currents into nutrient-rich waters where it has exploded in growth.
From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026
Bunney described jellyfish as weak swimmers or "passive drifters" which rely on ocean currents to carry them.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, or AMOC, is a vast system of ocean currents that acts like a planetary conveyor belt.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
There will be heavy surf and strong rip currents along L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
The ‘iwa doesn’t hover over us this time. Instead, it tilts in the wind currents, following the curve of the sea cliffs until it disappears from sight. “
From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila
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