these days

idiom

: at the present time
It seems that everyone has a cell phone these days.
What kind of music are you listening to these days?
These days, she has a very busy social life.

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However, the most common way of producing ammonia these days is through a method known as the Haber-Bosch process, which uses extremely high temperatures and pressures that are normally created by burning fossil fuels. New Atlas, 20 June 2025 But playing the unmodified 1980 release these days can feel a little slow-paced and repetitive, given advancements in game design and taste in the intervening decades. ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025 Opening up your utility bill is a pretty visceral experience these days. Paul G. Pinsky, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025 There is a reason so many Florida university and college presidents are these days being recruited from the ranks of politicians and political hangers-on. Ron Cunningham, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for these days

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“These days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/these%20days. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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