(PLACE) [adjective] [after verb; not gradable] - in a particular placeWe need a list of names of all those who were present at the scene of the accident.There were no children present (= at the place I am referring to).Present company excepted means 'not the people who are here' and is used to show that criticism or a rude remark does not refer to the people you are talking to.There hasn't been enough cooperation between the different teams - present company excepted, of course.
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Meaning of PRESENT in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012