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When anxiety gets to be too much, use them to anchor you to the present moment.
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Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The movie reimagines the life of 22-year-old Mozart in 1778, when the young musical genius was in exile in Paris, to tell the present-day story of an Iranian artist living in exile in the French capital.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s no better time than the present to finally clean up any clutter that’s been overwhelming kitchen cabinets, drawers, and pantries.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
This is important not just to survive the political knife fight of the present but to plan for the future.
—Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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Stefanie Groner, Glamour, 4 Feb. 2026
The movie reimagines the life of 22-year-old Mozart in 1778, when the young musical genius was in exile in Paris, to tell the present-day story of an Iranian artist living in exile in the French capital.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Feb. 2026
There’s no better time than the present to finally clean up any clutter that’s been overwhelming kitchen cabinets, drawers, and pantries.
—Clint Davis, PEOPLE, 4 Feb. 2026
This is important not just to survive the political knife fight of the present but to plan for the future.
—Annelise Riles, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
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 10 Feb. 2026.
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