Definition

Examples

• "It's not just senior citizens who dig the sound of analog audio recordings, recent increases in vinyl record sales suggest that younger listeners are discovering turntables and the clarity of sound that they offer."
• "While the print media has indeed been critical of your company recently, we propose focusing on Delavigne's Internet presence to shift the narrative from tabloid gossip to the high quality profiles and experience of your staff."
• "In light of recent staff turnover, as well as several incidents which have caught Bruno's attention, I am writing to you with some important information regarding our termination policy."
• "A connection between the recent animal incidents has not yet been established;"
• "Janine : Well Brent, in light of recent job cuts, Radio Rhubarb has prepared some advice on what NOT to do when applying for a job."
• "My name is Brian Jones and I recently lost my job... to a camel!"
• "Congratulations on your recent acquisition of an obscene amount of money."
• "It's recently been brought to my attention that some of you here at Delavigne are exposing yourselves and therefore our network to unnecessary risk due to your irresponsible computer use."
• "There have been lots of exciting developments here at the Delavigne Corporation recently, and I think that the opening of Delavigne's new flagship store on Oxford Street, London would perhaps be the most interesting for your British readership."
• "It has recently come to Bruno's attention that you fired Karen Hughes, a retail manager who came to you in order to offer you her resignation."
• "In response to your recent email"
• "I recently had guests visit me, and I was quite embarrassed to have to apologize to them about the state of my bathroom. Explaining the large pieces of wood and plaster lodged in the toilet and sink was particularly difficult."
• "Oh, and don't forget to bring your driver's license, passport and a recent utility bill."
• "This starter pack is designed to give recent immigrants* to the USA a user-friendly introduction to life in the United States of America."
• "-In a recent survey, nearly 70% of customers indicated that they wanted their needs and desires met prior to having to ask."
• "It is Delavigne's biggest seller Down Under (in Australia), and had been among the most popular fragrances for men aged 25-40 until recently."
• "Our HR Department has just recently issued a hiring freeze, meaning that I won't be hiring a Personal Assistant at all."
• "As you all know, we recently lost our CEO Bruno Delavigne, and shortly afterwards our interim CEO Susan Bliss, who ran off with Bruno after a very interesting wedding in London."
• "After complaining about the weather for half an hour, she told me that she recently handed over a cheque for £90,000 to a "nice young man", and that in exchange he promised to re-plaster the ceiling in her sitting room. I'm no expert on re-plastering, but this seems like a rather large sum of money."
• "Brian : Very well: pigeons, prostitutes, torture, beer... all good subjects, but I've decided that we'll be talking about the recent internet anti-piracy laws in Europe."