this past
idiom
: the one that most recently took place
—used with a period of time
I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.
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In Indianapolis this past month, thousands of students participated in walkout protests at over two dozen area high schools.
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Emotions were hot during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this past week where Bondi was assailed by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, who accused the Justice Department of redacting the names of multiple men for political reasons.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Caught between the future and this past is a soldier (Sonoya Mizuno) sent back in time to change the fate of humanity.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Dominic James, a sixth-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2022, rejected signing with Chicago at the conclusion of his NCAA career and inked a two-year entry-level contract with Tampa Bay as a free agent this past fall.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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Cate Charron, IndyStar, 14 Feb. 2026
Emotions were hot during a House Judiciary Committee hearing this past week where Bondi was assailed by lawmakers from both sides of the aisle, who accused the Justice Department of redacting the names of multiple men for political reasons.
—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Caught between the future and this past is a soldier (Sonoya Mizuno) sent back in time to change the fate of humanity.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 13 Feb. 2026
Dominic James, a sixth-round pick of the Blackhawks in 2022, rejected signing with Chicago at the conclusion of his NCAA career and inked a two-year entry-level contract with Tampa Bay as a free agent this past fall.
—Harman Dayal, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
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“This past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20past. Accessed 17 Feb. 2026.
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