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Kane County Health Department employees will be getting raises, after the county board recently approved a new collective bargaining agreement for the department that extends through 2027.
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Most recently, Augustine spent nearly five years in advisory roles at the Kennedy Center, first as a presidential appointee to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts and subsequently as co-chair of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Keenan Thompson recently made a comment addressing the inevitability of him eventually leaving SNL after his long tenure.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The village also recently opened a new recreation center and has plans for a new grand entrance off Pryor Road, as well as a redevelopment of a facility that houses its emergency medical services program.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2026
Most recently, Augustine spent nearly five years in advisory roles at the Kennedy Center, first as a presidential appointee to the President’s Advisory Committee on the Arts and subsequently as co-chair of the National Committee for the Performing Arts.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Feb. 2026
Keenan Thompson recently made a comment addressing the inevitability of him eventually leaving SNL after his long tenure.
—Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
The village also recently opened a new recreation center and has plans for a new grand entrance off Pryor Road, as well as a redevelopment of a facility that houses its emergency medical services program.
—Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for recently
Adverb
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But boy is Bezos leaning hard into his Bond villain perception lately.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Feb. 2026
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Unfortunately, that’s not the direction Washington is heading in lately.—
Josh M. Shepherd,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Grocery stores – known for running on slim profit margins – are adopting them late in part due to their high upfront cost, Semmann said.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
10 Feb. 2026
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Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that two sets of DOJ regulations were sent to the Office of Administrative Law for review on December 23, 2025, before being approved late on Friday.—
Charlie Lapastora,
CBS News,
10 Feb. 2026
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State lawmakers can lift the ban and enjoy their freedom to tax the newly legal consumer fireworks plus the income from those Illinois stands.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Formosan and Asian termites are almost entirely restricted to tropical climates, but the invasive insects have consistently arrived to newly habitable regions due to warming temperatures caused by climate change.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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The more massive the original star is, the shorter the post-AGB lifetime, down to a minimum of just over 1000 years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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The family was seeking safety in the town of Bohodukhiv, some 60 kilometers (38 miles) west of Kharkiv, having fled their home further east just days ago, Ukrainian police said in a statement posted on Telegram.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Recently.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/recently. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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