the present

noun

grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time

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Today, the museum collects and display buttons, posters, and political cartoons representing Jewish civic engagement, from the 1868 presidential election to the present. Time, 3 June 2025 Previous research also has assumed most likely values for unknown data, such as the uncertainties in the present positions, motions and masses of the Local Group galaxies. Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 2 June 2025 In the present study, the researchers set out to utilize these properties to create a new, unique class of antibacterial surface coating. Paul McClure 02, New Atlas, 2 June 2025 The studio hosts lectures and workshops and produces writings and exhibitions on various elements of ikebana from antiquity to the present. Kosen Ohtsubo, Artforum, 1 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for the present

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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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