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now

[nou] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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“That’s now a core memory of this stadium,” Demoff said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026

The tapestry begins in 1064 or 65, when Harold, the most powerful earl in England and brother-in-law of king Edward the Confessor, is sent to Normandy, now in northern France.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

Little now remains of his family business "Bilight," which once employed more than 60 other households in La Guaira.

From Barron's • Jul. 11, 2026

JPMorgan employs more people in Texas than New York, and Dallas now ranks second to New York City among metro areas in terms of the number of workers employed in finance-related industries.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2026

We’re both awake—I can tell by Father’s now steady breathing.

From "Will’s Race for Home" by Jewell Parker Rhodes




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