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[prez-uhnt] / ˈprɛz ənt /








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Also present were dignitaries from 29 countries that a day earlier had signed up to create a new China-led body to promote global AI cooperation.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Fifa will present World Cup rings to the winners of Sunday's final between Argentina and Spain, which will be attended by Donald Trump.

From BBC Jul. 17, 2026

If a legislator is visiting for an inspection, they are now required to present privacy waivers for each detainee they want to speak with, which must be signed by the detainee.

From Salon Jul. 17, 2026

That timing control helps researchers focus on periods when genuine scintillation light is most likely to be present while filtering out random background signals and other spurious counts.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

I felt as though I were caught in a different dimension where death was as present as life, and everything was elemental and terrifying.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo

The offer has broad support but the closing of the transaction will take time, which presents regulatory and timing risks, he says.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

"He presents himself as the best surgeon in Kyrgyzstan, but he's just a kind of 'butcher' of Kyrgyzstan," she said.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

As if not wanting to be mistaken for any sort of Good Time, the series presents itself in a desaturated palette, through what can feel at times like a scrim of dust.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Torsten Slok, Apollo chief economist, presents a new study from Ramp, linking AI spending to workforce records across 21,559 U.S. firms.

From MarketWatch Jul. 13, 2026

“I know you mean well. But I won’t have you reading books and painting pictures and making clever presents for the baby. That will never do.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

Readers of Mr. Stannard’s biography will find much of the material in “Like a Cat Loves a Bird” familiar, albeit presented in a highly condensed form.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 17, 2026

Simulations presented in the paper suggest that these changes should further improve PLATON's spatial resolution.

From Science Daily Jul. 17, 2026

"Nothing presented shows evidence of any vote manipulation," Charles Stewart, an elections expert at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 17, 2026

Then Sotomayor spent three pages on the Title IX question, concurring with the majority that West Virginia’s approach to athletics does not violate Title IX—as the plaintiff presented her argument.

From Slate Jul. 15, 2026

She had forgotten how hungry she was until she was presented a meal like this, dripping.

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny

The experience showed her “there is demand for presenting yourself virtually and there’s a way to convey your cover-letter materials” that can get past new filters for job applications, which are fixated on certain keywords.

From MarketWatch Jul. 15, 2026

What a happy crowd they looked, even presenting President Trump with his own jersey, No. 47.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 11, 2026

Gambaccini, who was given the diagnosis in 2025, said he would continue presenting both programmes.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

Oil that couldn’t be shipped out was backing up in storage, presenting Tehran with a difficult choice to shut down production and potentially damage its oil fields.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 10, 2026

“Ask me if I care,” said the monkey, presenting its backside insultingly.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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