the present
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"That hostility would not necessarily restore the Islamic republic's legitimacy, but it could complicate future relations long after the present leadership has changed."
From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026
But the present and possibly future Green Lanterns were summoned there for a reason best left unsaid here, and in keeping with HBO’s extensive spoiler embargo.
From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026
"These little red dots seem to be everywhere in the early universe but essentially disappear by the present day," Naidu says.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 13, 2026
Together they launched a website in 2013 that would become the forerunner to the present book.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
For the present, he could not be spared, to his “very great mortification and regret; but still he looked forward with the hope of coming to Randalls at no distant period.”
From "Emma" by Jane Austen
