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								occurring in or belonging to the present time 
								current events 
								the current topic 
								current negotiations 
								current psychoanalytic theories 
								the ship's current position 
							 'current' - used as a noun 
								2.
								a flow of electricity through a conductor 
								the current was measured in amperes 
								3.
								a steady flow (usually from natural causes) 
								the raft floated downstream on the current 
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								dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas 
								the current of history 
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