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now

[nou] / naʊ /


ADVERB
in the immediate future
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ADVERB
immediately
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Now about 30% of the U.S. workforce, they are on track to become the biggest segment in coming years, Wartzman says.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now a botanist and apothecary, Cadfael aids the local sheriff in solving all manner of crimes committed in and near Shrewsbury Abbey during England’s 15-year civil war known now as the Anarchy.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, with a nod from regulators, cryptocurrency firms are encroaching on that territory, and investors in the operators’ stock are worried.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Now, Goldman is struggling to hold on to his seat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

Now with a child on each knee and ten more crowded close, he drew from another pocket his heavy cross-shaped winding key, each of the four ends shaped for a different size clock.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom




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