the present

noun

grammar
: a verb tense that is used to refer to the present time

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This show is a mini survey of work from 1980 to the present, including paintings and sculptures with expressive, patternlike carvings, some in Algarrobo wood indigenous to Kim’s adoptive home of Argentina. Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 29 Apr. 2025 Brinkley bemoans the present colonization of the fashion space by digital media. Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2025 Larger clinical trials would confirm the findings reported in the present study. New Atlas, 28 Apr. 2025 From March 23 to the present, oil has fallen by 12.2% as opposed to its normal seasonality of rising in that time period by 5.6%. Bill Sarubbi, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the present

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“The present.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20present. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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