our time

noun

: the present period of time
He is one of the greatest actors of our time.

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There is a feeling that arises seeing this patchwork of faces in print: These are the artists, designers, musicians of our time — from Barrington Darius to Sonya Sombreuil, from YG to Isabelle Albuquerque, Pia Davis and Autumn Randolph to Lee Spielman, Lauren Halsey to Guadalupe Rosales. Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 21 May 2025 Marsha is one of the seminal figures of our time and to finally have her life captured in a book feels like the biggest gift. Staff Author, People.com, 20 May 2025 This is one of the most important civil rights movements of our time and yet nobody really knows about it. Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 19 May 2025 In a career that spans three decades, Shamlian has covered many of the biggest national and international stories of our time. Janet Shamlian, CBS News, 19 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for our time

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“Our time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/our%20time. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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