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[kon-tekst] / ˈkɒn tɛkst /


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For context, they didn't go from nobodies to champions in Pocognoli's one season at the helm.

From BBC Aug. 17, 2026

That context matters more than the market call.

From MarketWatch Aug. 17, 2026

It’s not at all clear what that word means in 2026, in this context or any other.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

CNN inexplicably settles for photos over video way too often and races through so many touchstones that the series often lacks sports context.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 13, 2026

But the longer she stood, the longer twenty-five minutes seemed, and the more certain it seemed to her that sitting, in any context, would bring disaster.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng

"States and territories are advised to review" the Trump administration's recommendations on "immunization requirements for contexts such as school enrollment and attendance," the order states.

From Barron's Aug. 10, 2026

"I think one problem is that people are overgeneralising it and using it in contexts where it might not be the best framework to explain our behaviour," he says.

From BBC Jul. 28, 2026

Yet, Ms. Gordon-Reed notes, Jefferson’s “actions and words in other contexts . . . contravene almost everything he has to say in the ‘Notes.’”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 26, 2026

Over the last century, familiar words such as “time,” “exist” and “timeless” have been repurposed in technical contexts without examining what baggage they carry from everyday speech.

From Science Daily Jun. 8, 2026

The profusion of metaconcepts in professional writing—all those levels, issues, contexts, frameworks, and perspectives—also makes sense when you consider the personal history of chunking and functional fixity in the writers.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker




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