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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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.
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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
That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In the government's myopic view, millions of Americans are at this very moment committing federal felonies by exercising their Second Amendment rights and using marijuana.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 2025
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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
That is to say, more chickens are bred and butchered each year than there are alive at this very moment in time.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
In the government's myopic view, millions of Americans are at this very moment committing federal felonies by exercising their Second Amendment rights and using marijuana.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 Aug. 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 19 Jan. 2026.
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