Examples of recency in a Sentence
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That survey found that the public’s views on Trump’s fitness for high office remain largely unchanged by the indictment, which is hardly shocking given the recency of the event and the voting public’s hardened views on the candidate.
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 12 June 2023
While the scale of the breach appears smaller than some other recent leaks of classified U.S. material, the sensitive subject matter and relative recency are major worries for U.S. officials.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There is no correlation between success and the recency of that previous experience with the program.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
Russell and Mays were foundational performers whose place on the respective Mt. Rushmores of their sports wouldn’t be in question except for recency bias.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2023
Alex Bregman Is there some recency bias in play here?
—James Yasko, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
But our love for her latest isn't just recency bias talking.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Jan. 2023
Though recency bias may sink Gase’s approval rating among Patriots fans — the Jets went 2-14 in his final season as head coach — Belichick has been a fan.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
And recency bias could rear its head with a lopsided loss by TCU even though Ohio State lost badly to Michigan in its final regular-season game.
—Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
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Noah Rothman, National Review, 12 June 2023
While the scale of the breach appears smaller than some other recent leaks of classified U.S. material, the sensitive subject matter and relative recency are major worries for U.S. officials.
—Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2023
There is no correlation between success and the recency of that previous experience with the program.
—Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2022
Russell and Mays were foundational performers whose place on the respective Mt. Rushmores of their sports wouldn’t be in question except for recency bias.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Feb. 2023
Alex Bregman Is there some recency bias in play here?
—James Yasko, Chron, 31 Jan. 2023
But our love for her latest isn't just recency bias talking.
—Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Jan. 2023
Though recency bias may sink Gase’s approval rating among Patriots fans — the Jets went 2-14 in his final season as head coach — Belichick has been a fan.
—Nicole Yang, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Jan. 2023
And recency bias could rear its head with a lopsided loss by TCU even though Ohio State lost badly to Michigan in its final regular-season game.
—Dallas News, 1 Dec. 2022
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First Known Use
1612, in the meaning defined above
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“Recency.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recency. Accessed 23 Sep. 2023.
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recency
noun
re·cen·cy
ˈrēs-ᵊn-sē 
: the state of being recent
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