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[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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The comments come as one leader acknowledged living costs could present "affordability challenges" for potential givers.

From BBC Sep. 15, 2026

Some snack science: Consumer Reports recently published a scary-sounding investigation on chemicals present in common kids’ snacks.

From Slate Sep. 14, 2026

The arias follow the conventions of the period with plenty of coloratura and opportunities to show off, but Mozart’s preternatural ability to create character is already present.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 14, 2026

Damaged mitochondria can leak DNA and RNA into parts of the cell where those molecules normally should not be present.

From Science Daily Sep. 14, 2026

The present company, including Sun Girl and the Pack, approved of this suggestion, allowing the Major to take the lead.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

That presents a potential challenge for Bessent, since the run-up in yields already is raising the cost to finance America’s massive debt.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 15, 2026

"Use of these small metal enclosures for any reason is unprecedented among detention facilities OIG has inspected and presents significant risks to detainee health and safety," the report said.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

She knows that’s not the situation for all women; in her signature style, she presents the data and the narrative to back it up.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

Even in cases where there are no unknown additives, the lack of regulation and expert guidance presents a worrying level of uncertainty.

From Slate Sep. 13, 2026

She writes her number on a piece of paper and presents it to me for a few seconds.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

For both actors, the script presented physical challenges in portraying the bodily changes their characters undergo over the years.

From Barron's Sep. 14, 2026

Yet that was also the option that presented the best chance for Pride to achieve his maximum potential.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 13, 2026

But Shelton had reason to believe he’d been presented with as good a chance as any on Sunday.

From The Wall Street Journal Sep. 13, 2026

Connolly also presented Trump with a collection of poems by Michael Longley that includes “Ceasefire,” a poem inspired by the 1994 IRA ceasefire that helped pave the way for the Good Friday Agreement.

From Salon Sep. 13, 2026

As the cameras clicked away, Mr. Finkle presented me with a sweatshirt with the word finkle in huge letters on it.

From "The Million Dollar Shot" by Dan Gutman

United's scenario is not that Mbeumo and Cunha can't do that, it is more that Sesko can do it in addition to presenting the physical threat.

From BBC Sep. 10, 2026

The television academy moved a few key limited series categories off the Primetime Emmys this year, presenting them Sept. 5 and 6 at the Creative Arts Emmys.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 9, 2026

The kids are being kept home for their health, Syarifah told AFP in a classroom empty but for two teachers presenting classes online, both with dozens of pupils scattered across their screens.

From Barron's Sep. 8, 2026

"In the 1840 narrative, Byfield sought to impress wealthy patrons by presenting himself as a dutiful soldier and deserving veteran," O'Keeffe says.

From Science Daily Sep. 7, 2026

Before presenting the award, Mayor Edward I. Koch had to help Marian up from her wheelchair.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman




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