: the present day, time, or age
today's youth
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Adverb
We have to finish today.
Earlier today I saw my cousin.
I have an appointment later today.
They announced today that he'll be promoted.
I worry about children today.
Today, more than a million people live there.
Cars aren't built today like they were 30 years ago.
Noun
Have you read today's newspaper?
live for today and let tomorrow worry about itself
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Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Enea Lebrun | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Just today a lot more people are paying attention to it.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
While Venezuela still boasts of having the largest oil reserves on the planet, and the migration exodus means that there are significantly fewer mouths to feed, some five million Venezuelans are still going hungry in the country today.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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—Mark Cooper, The Athletic, 3 Feb. 2025
Enea Lebrun | Reuters This report is from today’s CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
Just today a lot more people are paying attention to it.
—ABC News, 2 Feb. 2025
While Venezuela still boasts of having the largest oil reserves on the planet, and the migration exodus means that there are significantly fewer mouths to feed, some five million Venezuelans are still going hungry in the country today.
—Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2025
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“Today.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/today. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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