in this day and age

idiom

: at the present time in history : nowadays
Computers are essential to getting work done in this day and age.
It's unbelievable that in this day and age people are still dying from hunger.

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But Haidt does offer up some flexibility, with the understanding that a completely device-free childhood is impossible in this day and age. Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025 Holbrook, who is 44, joins Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman, Nicole Beharie and more in the smash success Apple TV+ series about the making of network news in this day and age. Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 Over a decade on cable television, in this day and age. Brenton Blanchet, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2025 People need to take responsibility in this day and age for actions. ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for in this day and age

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“In this day and age.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20this%20day%20and%20age. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.

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