nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz 
: at the present time
People don't wear hats much nowadays.
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People don't wear hats much nowadays.
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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There's almost always a delay nowadays.
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Whereas the matter was perhaps not given much attention in the past, the realization nowadays is that without suitable and cost-effective harness engineering, the rest of the AI money-making can take a nosedive.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
But some universities almost function as high-end senior centers nowadays, offering collegial networks, intellectual stimulation, and some resources.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Taiwan’s indigenous people –– who nowadays make up just a tiny proportion of the island’s population –– are believed to be the ancestors of many of the groups who came to inhabit lands stretching from Hawaii and Easter Island in the eastern Pacific, to Madagascar, off the coast of east Africa.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Whereas the matter was perhaps not given much attention in the past, the realization nowadays is that without suitable and cost-effective harness engineering, the rest of the AI money-making can take a nosedive.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
But some universities almost function as high-end senior centers nowadays, offering collegial networks, intellectual stimulation, and some resources.
—Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Taiwan’s indigenous people –– who nowadays make up just a tiny proportion of the island’s population –– are believed to be the ancestors of many of the groups who came to inhabit lands stretching from Hawaii and Easter Island in the eastern Pacific, to Madagascar, off the coast of east Africa.
—Wayne Chang, CNN Money, 17 June 2026
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nowadays
adverb
now·a·days
ˈnau̇-(ə-)ˌdāz
: at the present time
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