these days
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: 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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There also aren't too many catchers who can put up above-average offensive stats these days, so adding Jeffers into the deal means the Yankees should be prepared to part ways with at least one of their big guns in the pitching pipeline, namely Carlos Lagrange or Elmer Rodríguez.
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
There have been seven of these days for Sunderland, yielding four wins and three draws.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
But these days, Flor says, walking into the federal building that towers over neighboring City Hall, nestled between New York’s bustling Chinatown and upscale TriBeCa, feels different.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Running a nonprofit organization, especially these days, isn’t easy.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 2025
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Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2025
There have been seven of these days for Sunderland, yielding four wins and three draws.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 1 Dec. 2025
But these days, Flor says, walking into the federal building that towers over neighboring City Hall, nestled between New York’s bustling Chinatown and upscale TriBeCa, feels different.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 1 Dec. 2025
Running a nonprofit organization, especially these days, isn’t easy.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Nov. 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 7 Dec. 2025.
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