Definition

Examples

• "these days they just come in a different form. Smythe says that private sector companies are finding ways to compensate workers without using union labor, "The perks that a dotcom like Doodle provides for its staff, without any union interference, are unbelievable: free meals, childcare, dry cleaning services, gold-leafed toilet paper, the list goes on and on."
• "Writing is especially popular in books these days."
• "Moira : Och, that Lance Dickerson, he's bound to get himself killed one of these days!"
• "No one wants to learn French these days."
• "These days, however, China has set its sights on bigger game."
• "Wellington, the capital, is attracting a lot of foreign investment these days."
• "Barbara : Look, Cheeter, Delavigne doesn't seem to be the greatest investment these days."
• "These days, boasting about short nights seems more silly than manly, not to mention that anyone still working on Wall Street is lucky to have a job during these tough economic times!"
• "These days, people are shopping and banking online, instant messaging from mobile phones, posting status updates through Spitter, blogging, vlogging (or better yet mobile vlogging), aggregating news from various sources and perfecting their profiles on popular social networking sites."
• "These days conservatives are often associated with strong religious beliefs as well."
• "We have a lot of celebrity clients avoiding processed food these days."
• "What's a safe investment these days, anyway?"
• "Lot of doppelgangers running around these days."
• "Susie : Regarding the budget for the shoot: the most expensive aspect of this project will be securing Ms. Bümbüm's services, she's charging a minimum of 50,000 dollars per appearance these days."
• "Shopkeeper : Well we mostly supply to government organizations, although more and more leading corporations are purchasing these days."
• "Bob : I know it was wrong, but, really there's a lot of interesting research being done on pinball technology these days."
• "Nothing but bad news these days."