in this day and age
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Now, in the present, as in In this day and age divorce is a very common occurrence. This phrase is redundant, since this day and this age both mean “now”. [Early 1900s]
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Words nearby in this day and age
in the wings, in the works, in the world, in the worst way, in the wrong, in this day and age, In this world nothing is certain but death and taxes, inthral, inthrone, inti, intifada
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