as in latest
happening or beginning not long ago
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.
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Recent Examples of recent
London’s pride as a business hub has also been dented in recent years as homegrown firms have looked elsewhere to base themselves or expand, increasingly looking to IPO abroad or moving their primary listing away from the U.K.
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 July 2025
In recent years, online scammers and thieves have been able to extract significant personal information from a boarding pass, even if the confirmation number is obscured.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Those investments have created concern in recent years for some stakeholders.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In a recent interview, when Variety asked Taylor Frankie Paul, the show’s central figure, whether Affleck is back in #MomTok, Paul struck a welcoming note.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 1 July 2025
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Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 14 July 2025
In recent years, online scammers and thieves have been able to extract significant personal information from a boarding pass, even if the confirmation number is obscured.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2025
Those investments have created concern in recent years for some stakeholders.
—Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
In a recent interview, when Variety asked Taylor Frankie Paul, the show’s central figure, whether Affleck is back in #MomTok, Paul struck a welcoming note.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 1 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recent
Adjective
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The video is the latest in a lengthy stream of controversies the probation department has faced in recent years.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2023
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The shooting happened the day before the fifth anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting that killed 17 and is the latest in what has become a deadly new year in the U.S.—
Joey Cappelletti and Mike Householder,
Anchorage Daily News,
15 Feb. 2023
Adjective
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Technical Defenses: Publishers must invest in organically evolving detection systems that can identify current manipulation techniques and evolve to counter new ones.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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There is no legal precedent for a president revoking the citizenship of a U.S.-born citizen, and such a move has no legal basis under current law.—
Erin Doherty,
CNBC,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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That's why the family was so heartened to welcome back customers, old and new.—
Bahar Anooshahr,
AZCentral.com,
24 July 2025
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The sports arena floated as a solution to save the State Fair site never materialized, but new buildings did begin to replace the old on the fairgrounds, including a 1,000-seat amphitheater in 1974 and a new Coliseum in 1976.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
Adjective
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People have transformed the contemporary construction into various types of spaces, including a camping getaway site, an extra office space, an art studio, and a tiny waterfront house.—
Destinee Scott,
Travel + Leisure,
23 July 2025
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Rampant and widespread—look no further than Covid-19, malaria or Lyme disease—zoonoses are often at the center of contemporary outbreaks, epidemics and research.—
Christian Thorsberg,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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But according to the actor, late friend Quincy Jones always knew that more kids were in his future.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
15 July 2025
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Von Dutch is taking another step toward becoming a full-scale lifestyle brand with its latest move.—
Andre Claudio,
Footwear News,
15 July 2025
Adjective
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Even with higher on-average incomes, gay parents face the same challenges of the modern economy as straight ones — from student loan repayments to a carton of eggs.—
Sam Raus,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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These modern, design-forward homes have shared amenities like a sauna, a cold plunge, a putting green, and a basketball court.—
Abby Price,
Travel + Leisure,
13 July 2025
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Commissioner of Indian Affairs John Collier took a more progressive approach to Native issues.—
Debra Utacia Krol,
AZCentral.com,
13 July 2025
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Last season, 33 per cent of his total carries in the Premier League were progressive, defined as carries greater than five metres and move the ball at least five metres towards the opposition goal — only Jeremy Doku (38 per cent) had a higher share among players who played at least 900 minutes.—
David Ornstein,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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