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

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Recent Examples of recently Air and Space The 10 longest nonstop airline flights in the world These globe-spanning commercial airline trips cover four-digit mileages By Start Slideshow American Airlines (AAL) recently began flying its longest route ever, from Texas to Australia. Melvin Backman, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024 My standard test for blocking downloads from dangerous URLs starts with a list of malware-hosting URLs recently discovered by the security experts at MRG-Effitas. PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024 Comedy Central, the home of the show, recently announced that Stewart will remain host of the show through the end of 2025. Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024 Locke's Supply Company recently occupied the former home of IGA Thriftway Grocery, but had moved further west down Walnut Street. James F. Hales Remembering Rogers, arkansasonline.com, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for recently 
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  • Food safety concerns have been a prominent issue lately.
    Melvin Backman, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
  • He’s been hanging out with Louis a lot lately, apparently in desperate need of an emotional outlet during the stress of the adoption process.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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  • With Davis absent for the final 17-plus minutes, LeBron James dialed up his intensity in the latter stages of the third quarter and early in the fourth, helping the Lakers turn a five-point deficit late in the third (77-72) into a double-digit (103-89) early in the fourth.
    Khobi Price, Orange County Register, 10 Nov. 2024
  • Erected late last week, the pool is adorned with unpainted plywood and sits behind a tall fence covered by transparent plastic, over which tourists throw coins in the hope of hitting the water.
    Barbie Latza Nadeau and Antonia Mortensen, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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  • In these newly urbanized areas, state highways that had previously meandered through the countryside were now lined with retail and housing.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The latest official figures for MPGe and driving range are available on the window stickers of newly arriving 2025 models.
    Peter Douglas, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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  • To name just one example: After an opening act filled with lurid cartel violence, Emilia Pérez gives us a comic number about gender-reassignment surgery.
    Nate Jones, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2024
  • The Bengals just punted — the third straight drive (by either team) that’s ended in a punt and fourth overall.
    NBC News, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024

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