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present

[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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So in effect, an accumulating high balance of aging bad loans can reflect past troubles as much as present ones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 13, 2026

“We knew last year when we canceled the meet that we had every intention leading up to the Olympics to be present in the L.A. market,” Siegel said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

But anti-government fighters and armed groups are still present throughout the unstable, mineral-rich country.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

The analysis revealed that these genetic "volume knobs" were already present in Neanderthals and may have been even slightly more pronounced than they are in modern humans.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

They called the name of each person present; the spirits didn’t make a peep.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock




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