as late as
idiom
: as recently as
—used in referring to a time that one thinks is surprisingly recent
The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year.
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Some detainees have complained about lack of access to medication, lack of access to drinking water for four hours, and being served dinner as late as 10 p.m.
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Why are allergy seasons getting longer? Allergy season typically begins in the spring, around March, and typically ends in the fall, lasting as late as November.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 May 2025
Those conversations took place as late as February, while others have talked with Trump about firing Powell as recently as early March, according to the report.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
This perception was integral to the hate that motivated mass violence in Europe as late as the 19th and 20th centuries, including pogroms in Russia and even Nazi genocide.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
Why are allergy seasons getting longer? Allergy season typically begins in the spring, around March, and typically ends in the fall, lasting as late as November.
—Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 6 May 2025
Those conversations took place as late as February, while others have talked with Trump about firing Powell as recently as early March, according to the report.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Apr. 2025
This perception was integral to the hate that motivated mass violence in Europe as late as the 19th and 20th centuries, including pogroms in Russia and even Nazi genocide.
—Nathanael Andrade, The Conversation, 11 Apr. 2025
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