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

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Recent Examples of recently What To Know Rumors about upcoming military dismissals have been circulating for weeks, and a formal list of potential removals was recently shared with Republican lawmakers, a source revealed. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025 Los Angeles City Council recently approved $5-billion worth of contracts for Los Angeles World Airport’s $30-billion overhaul ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Colleen Shalby, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2025 For easiest access to the water park, book a stay at The Royal (which recently underwent major renovations). Beth Luberecki, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025 Trump officials have repeatedly criticized those policies, often singling out Chicago, where the administration recently conducted an immigration enforcement operation. Artemis Moshtaghian and Chris Boyette, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recently
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Adverb
  • On the other hand, Halsey’s smart, dense, often weird music has lately been overshadowed by the drama that continually dogs her.
    Stephen Deusner, SPIN, 17 Feb. 2025
  • The Pistons’ first five games after the break are tough, but their offense and defense have both been great lately.
    Zach Harper, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • The episode, which aired late last year, has been viewed more than ten million times.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • From an enterprise services perspective, Verizon announced a partnership with Nvidia late last year to supercharge AI workloads on 5G private networks coupled with mobile edge computing.
    Will Townsend, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
Adverb
  • In the 1990s, those most capable of manipulating the newly privatized markets became the richest people in Russia.
    Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 2025
  • In addition to introducing Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman), the film brings along Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) — fresh off his own solo adventure — while incorporating Spider-Man (Tom Holland, newly freed from Sony’s clutches) into the MCU for the first time.
    Will Harris, EW.com, 14 Feb. 2025
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  • The incident occurred just before 11 a.m. as the Senate was poised to discuss its final appropriation bills for the day, according to Mississippi Today.
    Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The collision happened just before 7:15 p.m. on Feb. 3 at Grand Avenue and Park View Terrace, according to the Oakland Police Department.
    Jason Green, The Mercury News, 20 Feb. 2025

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