as in lately
not long ago I recently purchased a car have you seen her recently?

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Recent Examples of recently In Pennsylvania, where Walsh is based, there has been very little new construction recently. Giulia Carbonaro, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025 Pavement were a college kid’s band, and they were certainly left of center (more recently, Malkmus has been a noisy Bernie Sanders supporter), but their lyrics were never really political. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025 When Brad Pitt appeared on the podium recently at Formula 1’s season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, flanked by real-life drivers Charles Leclerc and George Russell, the project of producer Jerry Bruckheimer and director Joseph Kosinski’s new racing drama came into sharp, sudden focus. Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025 Amazon has made a habit of undercutting the competition recently, slashing huge amounts of money off the Galaxy S24 Ultra and Apple iPhones in recent months. Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recently 
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  • Innovation, Efficiency, Capital Moves Power US Stocks Ahead Just the latest stories on American financial exceptionalism to come across my desk lately include this one from Fortune magazine.
    Michael Foster, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Meanwhile, five miles away, Kaplan and Namba have lately been immersed in finally bringing their long-incubating bistro to life.
    Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025
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  • He’s lost his grip on a lineup spot of late though.
    Joshua Kloke, The Athletic, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Speculation about Meta and Zuckerberg’s political maneuvering has swirled for weeks following the CEO’s meeting with Trump at Mar-a-Lago late last year and subsequent leadership changes.
    Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 7 Jan. 2025
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  • The script, from regular Ip Man scribe Edmond Wong, is a courtroom drama first and foremost, built around Yen’s newly qualified prosecutor Fok Chi Ho.
    James Marsh, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
  • The Park City ski patrol union says that a living wage in Park City is $27 per hour, far higher than the newly won $23 starting wage of a ski patroller.
    David Goodman, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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  • Finally, civil engineers round out the top four best jobs and earn just over $100,000 per year.
    Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 14 Jan. 2025
  • WhatsApp has just unveiled its latest release, with new features and design upgrades focused on making chats more fun and more creative.
    David Phelan, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025

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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.

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