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The recently restored 2,500-square-foot residence has five bedrooms and five bathrooms, including separate guest quarters with a kitchenette.
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
The guest of honor, turning 23, was recently paroled.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Police said the gathering soon turned contentious, with multiple fights breaking out, and a judge recently sentenced one of the men involved.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
While that may have sounded like sour grapes, a trio of researchers recently uncovered evidence that confirms such suspicions aren’t entirely imagined.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2026
The guest of honor, turning 23, was recently paroled.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Police said the gathering soon turned contentious, with multiple fights breaking out, and a judge recently sentenced one of the men involved.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026
While that may have sounded like sour grapes, a trio of researchers recently uncovered evidence that confirms such suspicions aren’t entirely imagined.
—Emil Steiner, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recently
Adverb
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Shares of the smartphone maker have been in a rut lately, logging losses for the past eight weeks in a row.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
30 Jan. 2026
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The fishing has been spotty lately, since adding Butler.—
Greg Cote
January 30,
Miami Herald,
30 Jan. 2026
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Kim all but disappeared from public view, until the president declared martial law late one Tuesday night in December 2023, launching the nation – and the couple – into a far bigger crisis.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
28 Jan. 2026
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The committee is currently reviewing feedback from the public comment phase, which ended late last year.—
Ana Castelain,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, showrunner Jess Brownell goes behind the veil of the upstairs newly to focus on the staffers of these elite homes (in the downstairs).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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Ruling this eclipse will be Saturn (newly in Aries), which is forming a conjunction to Neptune on February 20.—
Steph Koyfman,
Condé Nast Traveler,
29 Jan. 2026
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The concepts haven’t changed, just the names.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The yen touched its strongest level since October in US trading Tuesday after comments from Japanese officials, including just recently the finance minister, fueled speculation that the government may intervene in the market to prevent the currency from resuming its decline.—
Mia Glass,
Bloomberg,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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