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Decoding the reasons A potential breakout of World War cannot be ruled out in the present, with multiple countries going at loggerheads over various issues.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Small Business Optimism The Small Business Optimism survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business captures both current conditions and expectations for the future—which are heavily influenced by the present.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The film encourages viewers to live for the present.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
By the time Coakley’s story similarly becomes about time, the film has no emotional fuel left in the tank, and no way to keep track of how time actually affects its characters in the present or future stories, reducing their experiences to mere montage.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026
Small Business Optimism The Small Business Optimism survey conducted by the National Federation of Independent Business captures both current conditions and expectations for the future—which are heavily influenced by the present.
—Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026
The film encourages viewers to live for the present.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 27 Jan. 2026
By the time Coakley’s story similarly becomes about time, the film has no emotional fuel left in the tank, and no way to keep track of how time actually affects its characters in the present or future stories, reducing their experiences to mere montage.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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