for the present
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“It’s now become a world-leading humanitarian crisis, not just for the present, with 30 million people in humanitarian need, but actually record-breaking,” says David Miliband, the president of the International Rescue Committee.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
I said “Guys, in the flashbacks, obviously I don’t have a ring, but I think I should have a ring for the present time.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2025
It is written both for the present moment and the future judgments of history.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2025
One for the present and one for the future.
From BBC • Aug. 3, 2024
‘Or perhaps, yes. As far as I understand what you have said, I suppose I must keep the Ring and guard it, at least for the present, whatever it may do to me.’
From "The Fellowship of the Ring" by J.R.R. Tolkien
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