current events
noun
variants
or less commonly current affairs
chiefly US
: important events that are happening in the world
She reads several newspapers so she can keep track of current events.
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The challengers, who all have backgrounds in education with varying levels of experience, told the Star-Telegram about their focuses and thoughts on the current events shaping the district.
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
There can’t be a lot of revivals of other 1960s shows that anyone could do where, over the course of a few months in the 2020s, there is a real sense of current events beginning to catch up that much or most of the audience is going to intuit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Except that when Americans swipe left on current events, the consequences are a lot more disastrous.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
An outspoken critic of President Trump, Fonda also referred to current events and called for unity amid deep political divides in America today.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Feb. 2025
There can’t be a lot of revivals of other 1960s shows that anyone could do where, over the course of a few months in the 2020s, there is a real sense of current events beginning to catch up that much or most of the audience is going to intuit.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Feb. 2025
Except that when Americans swipe left on current events, the consequences are a lot more disastrous.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 25 Feb. 2025
An outspoken critic of President Trump, Fonda also referred to current events and called for unity amid deep political divides in America today.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Current events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20events. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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