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.
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They were presented as part of what the administration said was its commitment to identify the root causes of autism, diagnoses of which have increased in recent years.
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Press reports and an interview with Harshbarger from recent years indicate that her family owns the pharmacy, and, according to Tennessee property records, the building the firm operates out of is owned by her and her husband.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The Planning Commission hearing, nearly four years in the making, lays the foundation for San Diego to make one of its most consequential real estate deals in recent memory.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Not all sober house operators agree with her assessment of an industry that added hundreds of beds and services virtually overnight, inflated in recent years by easy access to federal funding, and is now in flux.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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Jon Hamilton, NPR, 23 Sep. 2025
Press reports and an interview with Harshbarger from recent years indicate that her family owns the pharmacy, and, according to Tennessee property records, the building the firm operates out of is owned by her and her husband.
—Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 23 Sep. 2025
The Planning Commission hearing, nearly four years in the making, lays the foundation for San Diego to make one of its most consequential real estate deals in recent memory.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
Not all sober house operators agree with her assessment of an industry that added hundreds of beds and services virtually overnight, inflated in recent years by easy access to federal funding, and is now in flux.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
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“Recent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recent. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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