at the present time

idiom

: at this time : now
No further changes are planned at the present time.

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If your goal is to get at the truth, or at least our closest approximation of it at the present time, the way to do that is to be scrupulous and forthright about the strengths and weaknesses of every link in your chain of argument. Big Think, 10 Feb. 2026 Gregory Bovino with border czar Tom Homan and the subsequent reduction of ICE agents in Minneapolis are evidence that the president is amenable to finding a better solution at the present time. Chicago Tribune, 9 Feb. 2026 The only democratic entity in Syria at the present time is the Kurds. Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2026 Between 700 and 800 miles of the trail are blazed and open to the public at the present time. Joe Yogerst, Forbes.com, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the present time

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“At the present time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20present%20time. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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