the present
noun
the period of time that is happening now
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Now and the present
immediacy
noun
a quality that makes you feel as though something is happening now and that you are involved in it
at this moment in time
used for emphasizing that you are talking about the present time or situation
in this day and age
in the present or modern times
to this day
even now, after a very long time
here and now
at this moment
the here and now
the present moment
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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dray
a type of cart pulled by a horse and used in the past for carrying barrels of beer
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conflict mineral
a mineral which is mined in a place where there is armed conflict, and sold to help pay for weapons
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