the present

noun

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

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Conversational agents are no longer the future of customer service—they’re the present. Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025 Work is made in a dialogue with the past, the future and the present. Vogue, 22 May 2025 But instead of continuing the story at the moment Iris comes to after her vision, the film jumps forward to the present day, where Iris’ premonition has become her granddaughter Stefanie’s (Kaitlyn Santa Juana) recurring nightmare. Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 22 May 2025 Past lives begin to bleed into the present, while scissors, hypnosis, and mistaken identities swirl into a karmic spiral of romantic obsession and twisted humor. Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 21 May 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 29 May. 2025.

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