Definition of RECENT

Examples of recent in a Sentence

Recent events have brought attention to the problem. I usually watch that show every week, but I missed the most recent episode. Medical science has made amazing progress in recent decades. That was the biggest earthquake in recent history .

Recent Examples on the Web The virologist, who led the Joint United Nations Program on HIV/AIDS between 1995 and 2008, said in a recent interview that a vaccine is needed for any type of normalacy in daily life. — Fox News, "Top scientist who battled COVID-19 says 'we will never ... live normally' without vaccine," 12 May 2020 Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent interview with The New York Times. — Laura Weiss, The New Republic, "Is Biden Going to Repeat Obama’s Immigration Mistakes?," 12 May 2020 In one recent interview, CMS Administrator Seema Verma all but declared permanent expansion a fait accompli. — Casey Ross, STAT, "Telehealth rules have shifted rapidly during the pandemic. Are the changes here to stay?," 7 May 2020 Its recent survey shows how quickly people’s perceptions change. — Jenny Anderson, Quartz, "Trust in government now exceeds the public’s faith in business," 7 May 2020 In a recent interview, spoke out about how the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down schools, businesses, and events across the world, is disproportionately affecting Black entertainers in Hollywood. — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, "Gabrielle Union Highlights the Pandemic's Disproportionate Effect on Black Entertainers," 5 May 2020 Ken Tape of UAF’s Geophysical Institute, a co-author with Jones on a recent paper, has studied the beaver’s expansion to northern Alaska. — Anchorage Daily News, "Explosion of beavers on the Baldwin Peninsula is part of their march north of the Arctic Circle," 2 May 2020 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo confirmed the U.S. government was taking seriously the possibility that the coronavirus escaped from a Wuhan lab during a recent interview on Hugh Hewitt's radio show. — Jerry Dunleavy, Washington Examiner, "Majority of US spy agencies believe the coronavirus escaped from Wuhan lab," 2 May 2020 In a recent interview with the Financial Times, French President Emmanuel Macron expressed his concern over the lack of solidarity in the EU during the coronavirus crisis. — Fortune, "Coronavirus is making clear there is no solidarity in the EU," 2 May 2020

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