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as in modern
being or involving the latest methods, concepts, information, or styles
present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete
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as in current
existing or in progress right now
the present-day administration in Washington
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Recent Examples of present-day
In the context of present-day fears about political violence, a milestone in the 2000 election imbroglio came on Nov. 22, when hundreds of mostly male protesters barreled into Miami’s Stephen P. Clark Government Center to protest Miami-Dade’s ongoing recount of votes.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
If American Son, the record Colby Acuff released in late August, paints a broad picture of present-day America, that’s by design.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time former East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union before being reunified in 1990 to form present-day Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
Among her film’s subjects is a grouping of more than two dozen artifacts that were looted by French soldiers from the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1892, only to finally be returned home, in present-day Benin, in 2021, more than a century later.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
If American Son, the record Colby Acuff released in late August, paints a broad picture of present-day America, that’s by design.
—Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2024
At the time former East Germany was occupied by the Soviet Union before being reunified in 1990 to form present-day Germany.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune Europe, 31 Oct. 2024
Among her film’s subjects is a grouping of more than two dozen artifacts that were looted by French soldiers from the Kingdom of Dahomey in 1892, only to finally be returned home, in present-day Benin, in 2021, more than a century later.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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The movie’s true set pieces are the professorial villain’s ostentatious monologues using fast food, musical plagiarism, and Monopoly as metaphors to point out how modern religions are just conspicuous iterations of what’s come before.Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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Second, the refusal to see how profoundly distasteful so much of modern liberalism has become to so much of America.Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In October, Trump’s team asked the Federal Election Commission to investigate after a senior Labour figure posted a rallying cry for current and former staffers to travel to battleground states and campaign for Harris.Hannah Peart, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Jeffersontown City Council There were 16 candidates competing for Jeffersontown's eight council seats, which included each of the current members.Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 6 Nov. 2024
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The film tells the story of Manish Chauhan, who was tutored by an Israeli dance instructor and went on to perform with a contemporary company in New York.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Even with its distinctly contemporary height and ratio, this element adds a sense of nostalgia to the building’s profile.Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some Mac-friendly features were introduced in earlier versions and are still present here, like multi-touch gestures.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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However, many parts of the brain or cortex are not fully active if external simulations aren’t present.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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On Thursday morning, new evacuations were ordered for areas of Santa Paula and Bardsdale, along the Santa Clara River, and up to the west edge of Moorpark.Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Copied Share Ravens unveiling new uniforms NBC News Copied Share Lamar Jackson has found success vs. Bengals NBC News Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is 9-1 against the Bengals in his career.NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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The incident was declared under control at 1:04 p.m. Fire officials advised residents and travelers to avoid the area between Foothill Boulevard and East 19th Street along 24th Avenue due to ongoing emergency response operations.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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Listen to this article Denver is extending its cold-weather shelter hours through Saturday morning to protect homeless residents from an ongoing winter storm.Max Levy, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/present-day. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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