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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That’s partly because the British marque has been using the name across a variety of models for nearly 100 years now, but also because the full-size saloon is about as grand as cars get these days.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
The fighting also decimated the hospital, and the Palestinian civil defense says hundreds of bodies, many of them civilians, are still being recovered in the city, which is sparsely populated these days compared with Rafah.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
But Chuck is taking a backseat to his wife in the coaching department these days.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, these days the most indignant denunciations of the mainstream political press often come from the left (though this could be because so many on the right have stopped watching and reading).
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Though $3 million certainly isn’t enough to build a new museum these days, MOCA Board Chair Dr. Rudy Moise said the money is greatly appreciated and needed to renovate the building.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Instructors sat alone in front of computers in classrooms and offices teaching their courses online, which is where nearly all the students are learning these days.
—Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
There are plenty of companies buying houses for cash these days.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
So much of my joy these days has come from mothering.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Apr. 2024
The fighting also decimated the hospital, and the Palestinian civil defense says hundreds of bodies, many of them civilians, are still being recovered in the city, which is sparsely populated these days compared with Rafah.
—Jane Arraf, NPR, 26 Apr. 2024
But Chuck is taking a backseat to his wife in the coaching department these days.
—Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
In fact, these days the most indignant denunciations of the mainstream political press often come from the left (though this could be because so many on the right have stopped watching and reading).
—Nancy Gibbs, TIME, 25 Apr. 2024
Though $3 million certainly isn’t enough to build a new museum these days, MOCA Board Chair Dr. Rudy Moise said the money is greatly appreciated and needed to renovate the building.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
Instructors sat alone in front of computers in classrooms and offices teaching their courses online, which is where nearly all the students are learning these days.
—Matt Krupnick, The Arizona Republic, 14 Apr. 2024
There are plenty of companies buying houses for cash these days.
—Kc Property Group, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2024
So much of my joy these days has come from mothering.
—Zahra Hankir, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Apr. 2024
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