- superlative of late.
last
Example Sentences
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IBM’s earnings report Wednesday afternoon showed second-quarter revenue of $17.2 billion, up 1% from a year before but below the $17.48 billion that analysts had been expecting prior to last week’s preliminary release.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
When the company published its second-quarter earnings Wednesday, it confirmed the disappointing results that it previewed last week in a rare move that erased about $67 billion in stock market value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
As mortgage rates hovered above 6% for the last few years, many home buyers made a calculated bet.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
The FDA approved last week a new eCP treatment—a cholesterol-reducing drug from Merck that replicates the function of existing large-molecule biologics while cutting prices dramatically.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026
It had started in English class, midway through the afternoon, her last class of the day.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
