the present
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The team also incorporated tree ring records and temperature data spanning 1950 through the present.
From Science Daily • Jul. 9, 2026
These accounts collide with the present era’s eerie uncertainty at every turn, making for an altogether riveting, cyclical listening experience that tells her life’s story without smoothing its contradictions.
From Salon • Jul. 8, 2026
A 23-year-old university student in Tehran said history would judge Khamenei more kindly than does the present.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 3, 2026
For some, the response to an uncertain future is to focus on the present.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
Father Olufemi's words dragged Ekon back to the present as the holy man placed a hand on his shoulder.
From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray
