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The second defendant, N, was found by experts to have an IQ in the bottom 1% compared with his contemporaries.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Rollins survived virtually all of his contemporaries from the 1950s and ’60s, the period in which the fundamental elements of the contemporary jazz that followed for the next half-century were established.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

It is an influence felt by his contemporaries down the divisions, as Karl Robinson admitted when his Oxford United side faced Guardiola at Manchester City two seasons in succession in the Carabao Cup.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Posen says that George and his contemporaries are not “failed generals” who would otherwise be fired and replaced during wartime.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

A notch below six feet four and slightly above two hundred pounds, he was a full head taller than his male contemporaries.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis