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nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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The opening of the Holy Door at the basilica officially kicked off the Jubilee year, a church tradition dating to 1300 that nowadays occurs every 25 years and involves the faithful coming to Rome on pilgrimages.
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
There are a lot of places to buy running shoes nowadays—at a big sporting goods shop, at a mall chain store, at an online retailer, at a discount website or at a running specialty store.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
Back then, Reid was one person, making 200 pastries a day, while nowadays the Melbourne shop is making 38,000 pastries a week.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Nominees face more opposition nowadays, but rarely from the president's party.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
There are a lot of places to buy running shoes nowadays—at a big sporting goods shop, at a mall chain store, at an online retailer, at a discount website or at a running specialty store.
—Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 22 Dec. 2024
Back then, Reid was one person, making 200 pastries a day, while nowadays the Melbourne shop is making 38,000 pastries a week.
—Regan Stephens, Travel + Leisure, 19 Dec. 2024
Nominees face more opposition nowadays, but rarely from the president's party.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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Those losses would far exceed the $12.5 billion in insured damages from the 2018 Camp Fire, which until now was the costliest blaze in the nation’s history, according to data from Aon.Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Many, many, many friends now have lost their homes.J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Having a computer spit out images isn’t new anymore, thanks to generative AI models like Stable Diffusion and DALL-E. New programs from Runway, OpenAI, Tencent and Kuaishou can now generate whole video from a text prompt.Fortune Editors, Fortune Asia, 6 Jan. 2025
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Brands can’t streamline their focus on the traditional EU, U.S., and Chinese markets anymore.Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Jan. 2025
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Economists are currently split on whether the Fed will again lower its benchmark rate at its January 28-29 meeting.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Massie cast his ballot for Minnesota Rep. Tom Emmer, who currently serves as the House majority whip.Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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