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recent

Definition for recent

adjective as in current

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The company has apologised "for any difficulties caused by the recent attack" but has not yet said when it expects its operations to be fully up and running again.

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While many of the detentions at 26 Federal Plaza are swift and non-violent, reporters and lawyers have witnessed several chaotic episodes in recent weeks.

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In recent years, he’s sold 90% of his grapes to about 40 different wineries that press them into their own wine.

“We wanted to focus on that very recent, very tangible and particularly gross injustice, which doesn’t close the door on revisiting other commutations in prior eras and in prior administrations,” he said.

The parade included a long line of weaponry that Pyongyang has tested in recent years, including attack drones, rocket launchers and battle tanks.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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