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lately

[layt-lee] / ˈleɪt li /


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The problem is that “Digger” only feels like a big swing because it’s marginally different from what Cruise has been doing lately.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

For months, Emanuel and his team have been tracking the number of stocks trading with “negative beta” to the S&P 500 — a number that has boomed lately.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026

Southern and eastern England, where it has been especially dry lately, could receive around 20 to 30mm.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

We’ve crossed it at all hours in every kind of weather, on foot, on bikes and in cars, talking about school, work, family and, lately, the fractured state of the nation and world.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

"I have been working so hard here lately," she explained.

From "The Cinderella Ballet Mystery: Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew, #4" by Carolyn Keene




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