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Returns the current time, expressed as an `absl&colon;&colon;Time` absolute time value&period;

== Synopsis

Declared in `&lt;absl&sol;time&sol;clock&period;h&gt;`

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== Description

To improve testability, consider injecting an absl&colon;&colon;Clock and using absl&colon;&colon;Clock&colon;&colon;TimeNow() instead&period;

== Return Value

The current time as an `absl&colon;&colon;Time` value&period;


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