Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
You use ~ to refer to the day on which you are speaking or writing.
How are you feeling ~?...
I wanted him to come with us ~, but he couldn’t.
ADV: ADV with cl
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Today is also a noun.
The Prime Minister remains the main story in ~’s newspapers.
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2.
You can refer to the present period of history as ~.
He thinks pop music ~ is as exciting as it’s ever been.
ADV: ADV with cl, n ADV
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Today is also a noun.
In ~’s America, health care is one of the very biggest businesses.
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