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present-day technology has rendered yesterday's marvels obsolete
the present-day administration in Washington
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Sightings of mythical creatures in Rhode Island are far and few between these days, but a giant serpent that supposedly once lived in the woods of present-day Coventry is the subject of enduring local lore.
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In 680, the Battle of Karbala took place in present-day Iraq between Hussain ibn Ali – the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Shiite imam – and Yazid ibn Mu'awiya.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
His land east of present-day Sacramento became the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
From the steamy streets of Carnival in the late 1970s to the 18th century Arctic tundra and an eerily familiar, fictionalized version of present-day America, this year’s nominees span decades, genres, continents and cultures.
—Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
In 680, the Battle of Karbala took place in present-day Iraq between Hussain ibn Ali – the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad and the third Shiite imam – and Yazid ibn Mu'awiya.
—Eric Lob, The Conversation, 2 Mar. 2026
His land east of present-day Sacramento became the site of the 1848 gold discovery that sparked the California Gold Rush.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 1 Mar. 2026
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“Present-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/present-day. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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