at this very moment
idiom
: at the present time
The President and the Prime Minister are meeting at this very moment.
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The pope, at this very moment, is having the fallen part of the Colosseum rebuilt; half a dozen mason’s apprentices, without any scaffolding, are righting the colossus on whose shoulders a nation, transformed into slave laborers, perished.
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s precisely the recalibration A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has achieved for Game of Thrones at this very moment.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Someone who seems frighteningly erudite might, at this very moment, be kicking themselves for being unable to read the French canon in its original language.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Funny enough, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album and Bella Hadid's rodeo romance pushed the Western aesthetic to the forefront of trend cycles in 2024, while bootcut jeans are making a strong comeback at this very moment.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
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Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s precisely the recalibration A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has achieved for Game of Thrones at this very moment.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2026
Someone who seems frighteningly erudite might, at this very moment, be kicking themselves for being unable to read the French canon in its original language.
—Emma Sarappo, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2026
Funny enough, Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album and Bella Hadid's rodeo romance pushed the Western aesthetic to the forefront of trend cycles in 2024, while bootcut jeans are making a strong comeback at this very moment.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 27 Sep. 2025
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“At this very moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20this%20very%20moment. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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