How to Use recency in a Sentence
recency
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Let the recency bias wash over you, don’t be afraid.
—Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2026
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There will be no apologies for my recency bias.
—The Athletic College Football Staff, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2025
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But might there have been a little anti-recency bias at work?
—Mark Mravic, SI.com, 19 July 2017
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But don’t let recency bias drag you into a pit of despair.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 2 Mar. 2026
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But, holy recency bias — did that one game get the talking heads going.
—Andrew Joseph, For The Win, 3 Apr. 2018
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But there is something about recency.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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But the discussion was loaded with recency bias and thin on facts.
—Adi Joseph, USA TODAY, 2 May 2017
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There's reasons why, but there's recency bias in a lot of taxpayers' mind.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
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That’s not recency bias, either.
—Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
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But the Huskers have a chance to flip the script this weekend and benefit from recency bias.
—Chris Bumbaca, ajc, 15 Dec. 2017
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Although above the Fed's target, in our view, this figure reflects a form of recency bias.
—Bob Haber, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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There’s a concept in investing circles known as recency bias.
—Q.ai - Powering A Personal Wealth Movement, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022
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This is where the recency effect can get in the way of what the committee is really looking at in the full body of work.
—Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2018
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At the same time, this is an emotional business with a lot of recency bias baked into decisions.
—Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2021
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Of course, recency bias might play into Reich's thinking.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
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Don't let recency bias scare you from starting the Steelers’ signal caller.
—Dr. Roto, SI.com, 13 Sep. 2019
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Landers and Cornell made it perhaps because of recency bias, but the talent thinned out a bit.
—Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 4 July 2020
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Or someone whose dominance is dated, so my opinion seems more cultured and not the subject of recency bias.
—Dallas News, 13 Apr. 2020
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And maybe there's a bit of recency bias seeping in here with that riveting season finale occurring just last night.
—Nathan Mattise, Ars Technica, 16 Dec. 2019
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This is not a case of recency bias, with Dragic only a season removed from the current roster.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
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In many ways, though, and at the risk of recency bias, this year may represent one of Harbaugh’s biggest challenges yet.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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This year’s list has what some might consider a recency bias, relatively speaking.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
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Due to the recency of Joss' death, fans will hear his voice when Redcorn speaks throughout season 14.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Heck, at this point, with his own Q-rating soaring by the week, Aranda carries a real risk of recency bias.
—Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2021
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Carton has a number of highlight slams this season but, while acknowledging the recency bias, picked the latest one as his favorite.
—Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Mar. 2021
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Anthony Davis has the talent to be top 7, but health (and probably a negative recency bias) will keep him from it.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2022
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But those were different, lacking the production pizzazz of the Houston show, and the recency.
—Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2021
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At the risk of engaging in recency bias, this is Saban’s best team and maybe the best in Alabama history.
—Creg Stephenson | [email protected], al, 13 Jan. 2021
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The glow of a World Series appearance — also known as recency bias — enhances value.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
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But recency also matters, and Nebraska has been terrible in the second half of the season.
—Eden Laase, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2026
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