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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First of all, the way the audience showed up at the cinema feels rare [in this day and age], and people showed up not once, not twice, but three, four and 10 times.
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Pink and black, a similar color pairing, is one that Gage urges steering clear of in this day and age.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
But in this day and age, all parents have to work to get by.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Pink and black, a similar color pairing, is one that Gage urges steering clear of in this day and age.
—Sarah Lyon, The Spruce, 12 Jan. 2026
But in this day and age, all parents have to work to get by.
—Jessie Balmert, Cincinnati Enquirer, 29 Oct. 2025
Politically or electorally speaking, Maoism could hardly be less relevant in this day and age—no one wants egalitarian totalitarianism anymore than (most) people want fascism.
—Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
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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 29 Jan. 2026.
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