this past

idiom

: the one that most recently took place

—used with a period of time

I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.

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Alex and her husband, Nik, debuted SBX Cars this past April, and have now given Robb Report the exclusive in announcing its new CEO, industry veteran Rogelio Choy (pictured above). —

Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2024 Additionally, virtually all federal and state legislation dealing with regulatory oversight of AI had been stalled leading up to this past November’s Presidential election. —

Tor Constantino, Mba, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024 Trump brought Hegseth to attend the annual Army-Navy football game in Maryland this past weekend in a show of public support. —

Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 17 Dec. 2024 During the regular season, UT finished second in the Big 12 standings behind just Oklahoma. Texas and Oklahoma, of course, left the Big 12 this past summer and joined the Southeastern Conference. —

Danny Davis, Austin American-Statesman, 17 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for this past