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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For a guy like Bryan, who was still in the Navy four years ago and was playing small clubs as late as 2022, crazy indeed.
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Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas often see buyer-friendly conditions a few weeks earlier, while Florida metros such as Miami and Tampa peak as late as December.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
Hatchlings begin to emerge in July and sometimes appear as late as October.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The list featured diners that opened as early as 1910 (Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianne, Arkansas — a leaning white house and a 2012 James Beard America's Classics Award winner) to as late as 1958 (Pann's in Los Angeles).
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Joel Hoard, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Cities like New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas often see buyer-friendly conditions a few weeks earlier, while Florida metros such as Miami and Tampa peak as late as December.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Sep. 2025
Hatchlings begin to emerge in July and sometimes appear as late as October.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
The list featured diners that opened as early as 1910 (Jones' Bar-B-Q Diner in Marianne, Arkansas — a leaning white house and a 2012 James Beard America's Classics Award winner) to as late as 1958 (Pann's in Los Angeles).
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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