How to Use these days in a Sentence
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Getting reservations at the world’s top bars and restaurants can be a big hassle these days.
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Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2026
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As with all high-profile comic book movies these days, leaks and insider scoops are everywhere, some valid, some not.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Wherever Alexandra Eala plays these days, the Philippines seems to show up with her.
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Douglas Robson,
Los Angeles Times,
30 June 2026
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When people run for school board these days, they often are motivated to campaign on a controverisial topic.
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Casey D. Cobb,
The Conversation,
18 Jan. 2022
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Old friends anchor you to your true self, which feels especially crucial these days when everyone is living manufactured fake lives online.
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Dominique Fluker,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
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While things change very quickly these days in the media business, Cavanagh at least isn’t trying to pretend new circumstances prompted this course reversal.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
1 July 2026
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And for a deeper look at why your favorite spots cost more these days, Unpretentious Palate has a smart piece on the changing economics of the restaurant business.
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Melissa Oyler,
Charlotte Observer,
30 June 2026
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There are plenty of AI image-generation models these days, but the ones capable of quality outputs tend to be slow and expensive.
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ArsTechnica,
30 June 2026
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But how are leading organizations actually using AI these days?
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Mike Schumacher,
Forbes.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Relatability is an overhyped virtue these days, but fans seem to see themselves in Patricia, whose teenage traumas have rendered her a social pariah desperate for connection.
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Josef Adalian,
Vulture,
29 June 2026
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This results from the way the Conservative and Labour parties outsource the final choice of their political leaders these days to party memberships, who do not always choose wisely.
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Toby Helm,
Time,
27 June 2026
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Pugh is one of the most in-demand actresses in Hollywood these days, but her time in the MCU, however great Yelena is as a character, has been a bit unlucky.
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Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
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Once a popular tradition on all successful shows, contract renegotiations after Season 2 are a very rare occurrence these days, reserved only for the biggest hits amid industry belt-tightening.
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Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
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Writing a Letter In a world of phone, email, text, instant message, DM, and voice-to-text, letter-writing is one of the slowest ways to get information to someone—and people these days are used to speed and convenience.
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Jillian Pretzel,
Parents,
30 June 2026
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In other words, failing to pay attention to some critical dates on the July calendar is a potentially costly mistake worth avoiding as rates on CDs, high-yield savings and money market accounts all may increase slightly on these days.
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Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
29 June 2026
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