these days
idiom
: at the present time
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.
What kind of music are you listening to these days?
These days, she has a very busy social life.
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Despite the mythologies of the West, herd management is done more by aircraft than lasso these days.
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 June 2024
Gallup stopped collecting the data in 2018 but other, more recent datasets suggest Californians and Americans report lower levels of life satisfaction these days.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
There are plenty of companies buying houses for cash these days.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
His humility was a trait that is in short supply these days.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
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Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 June 2024
Gallup stopped collecting the data in 2018 but other, more recent datasets suggest Californians and Americans report lower levels of life satisfaction these days.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 3 June 2024
There are plenty of companies buying houses for cash these days.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2024
His humility was a trait that is in short supply these days.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2024
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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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