as in now
at the present time
nowadays it's rare for people to carry cash when they can pay by other methods
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Nathanson estimates that nowadays the subscriber count is at 9.4 million.
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Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sedona, Arizona 122 miles from Phoenix, Arizona; 350 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico
The desert town got its Dark Sky designation in 2014, and nowadays offers an array of distinct destinations, coined the Secret 7, for optimal stargazing.
—Regan Stephens, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As a result, HDDs have nowadays been reduced to a secondary role in the consumer storage market.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The amount of cash Aut managed to steal is a rarity nowadays.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Brad Adgate, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Sedona, Arizona 122 miles from Phoenix, Arizona; 350 miles from Albuquerque, New Mexico
The desert town got its Dark Sky designation in 2014, and nowadays offers an array of distinct destinations, coined the Secret 7, for optimal stargazing.
—Regan Stephens, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
As a result, HDDs have nowadays been reduced to a secondary role in the consumer storage market.
—PC Magazine, 31 Mar. 2025
The amount of cash Aut managed to steal is a rarity nowadays.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
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Billionaire Trump backer: Wait 90 days before bringing 'hammer down' on China Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a Trump supporter now at odds with the president over tariffs, called April 13 for a three-month pause on China.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
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Reese was an outspoken supporter of Van Lith throughout her season at TCU and now the WNBA All-Star will look to form a productive pick-and-roll combo with Van Lith in Chicago.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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Maybe some of them also really didn’t want to be polite to minorities anymore.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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In other words, culture isn’t being built by all-hands meetings anymore—it’s being built in the feedback loops of your AI systems.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The duo is currently in the studio with producer Julian Raymond working on their debut project slated for release later this year.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
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The California state legislature will vote on a bill that would ban biological males from girls' sports in the state, as the state is currently one of the nation's biggest hotbeds for controversial incidents involving trans athletes.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Nowadays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nowadays. Accessed 18 Apr. 2025.
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