present-day
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of present-day
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Of course, Weedbrook and the rest of the Xanadu team couldn’t anticipate the present-day market conditions.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
They go on to explain the vacuum in our present-day war machine:
From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026
We learn all of this via flashbacks interspersed throughout the present-day trials of Dr. Grace after he wakes up, clueless, on a spaceship extremely far from home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
The findings also highlight how the geology beneath Pine Island Glacier affects present-day conditions.
From Science Daily • Mar. 18, 2026
Meanwhile, just north of Richmond Hill, near present-day Wall Street, Hamilton was boarding a small skiff with two oarsmen, his physician, Dr. David Hosack, and his own loyal associate Nathaniel Pendleton.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
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