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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Several films offer immediate responses to critical current events, while others take time to reflect, examining the social realities and challenges shaping people’s lives today.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In this chaotic world of busy schedules, stressful current events and personal responsibilities, growing distracted from your internal world is common.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Then if your tastes skew toward current events, there’s a conspiratorial bent to Ron’s quest that, in a worst-case scenario, could end up with the father of two on a government watch list.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
In this chaotic world of busy schedules, stressful current events and personal responsibilities, growing distracted from your internal world is common.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 10 Oct. 2025
Then if your tastes skew toward current events, there’s a conspiratorial bent to Ron’s quest that, in a worst-case scenario, could end up with the father of two on a government watch list.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2025
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“Current events.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/current%20events. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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