latter-day
adjective
lat·ter-day
ˈla-tər-ˌdā 
1
: of present or recent times
latter-day prophets
2
: of a later or subsequent time
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But unlike Disclosure or Airframe or—above all—State of Fear, his spate of latter-day thrill-eds, Sphere unpolemically inhabits this epistemology of doubt that colors so much of his work.
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Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Everything leads us to believe that Veska and Iliya will duke it out or that Said will ride in to save the day, like a latter-day Shane.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the past couple of decades, however, Czernowin has deëmphasized the frantic gesturing that characterizes so much latter-day modernism.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The United States president arrived hat in hand, seeking money and promises from China’s latter-day emperor, Xi Jinping.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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Ian MacKenzie, Literary Hub, 27 May 2026
Everything leads us to believe that Veska and Iliya will duke it out or that Said will ride in to save the day, like a latter-day Shane.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 22 May 2026
In the past couple of decades, however, Czernowin has deëmphasized the frantic gesturing that characterizes so much latter-day modernism.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
The United States president arrived hat in hand, seeking money and promises from China’s latter-day emperor, Xi Jinping.
—Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 15 May 2026
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“Latter-day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/latter-day. Accessed 31 May. 2026.
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