the present
Example Sentences
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It is precisely such instances — moments in which McCartney so deftly connects the past with the present — that make “The Boys of Dungeon Lane” something truly special.
From Salon • May 12, 2026
That overheats the present economy and pushes rates higher.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
As utopian accelerationists and apocalyptic doomers battle over competing visions of artificial intelligence’s future, a third group has quietly applied the still-evolving technology to the problems of the present.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026
After the 2008 great financial crisis, I experimented with everything Americans were told to do with money to see if what worked in the past fits the present.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
Wishing to embrace the present occasion of finding out whether in teaching Joe, I should have to begin quite at the beginning, I said, “Ah! But read the rest, Jo.”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
