current events

noun

variants or less commonly current affairs

chiefly US

: important events that are happening in the world

She reads several newspapers so she can keep track of current events.

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By Judy Berman February 17, 2025 1:52 AM EST Steve Martin took the stage at 30 Rock on Sunday to deliver the monologue for NBC's Saturday Night Live 50th anniversary special with a few absurdist nods to current events. —

Judy Berman, TIME, 17 Feb. 2025 Saturday Night Live has always poked fun at pop culture and current events, and the show did exactly that during its 50th anniversary special. —

Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 17 Feb. 2025 Most war games with dice and mini-figures are about historical wars, not about current events. —

Jennifer Vanasco, NPR, 16 Feb. 2025 Become a member About Us JSTOR Daily provides context for current events using scholarship found in JSTOR, a digital library of academic journals, books, and other material. —

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