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[prez-uhnt-lee] / ˈprɛz ənt li /


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Other humans, like Mariana Aidar, president of the animal-welfare nonprofit Projeto CAPA—the woman presently holding out the sugarcane to the capybara snacking away on the riverbank—are fighting for their capybara neighbors to survive.

From Slate • May 27, 2026

As it presently stands, Rashford does not know whether he will return to Barca next season.

From BBC • May 11, 2026

All 13 economists surveyed last week by the Journal predicted no change in the Bank of Canada’s policy rate, which sits presently at 2.25%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

The number of satellites lying 100 to 1,200 miles beyond the Earth’s surface is expected to increase from about 11,000 presently to roughly 130,000 by 2035, Stein noted.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

“Very good, Pip,” he observed, when I had concluded, “I’ll go round presently, and pay our friend off.”

From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens




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