in the not-too-distant past
collocation in Englishmeaningsofinandpast
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in
adjective
uk/ɪn/us/ɪn/
fashionable ...
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past
noun[S]
uk/pɑːst/us/pæst/
the period before and until, but not including, the ...
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(Definition ofinandpastfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofin the not-too-distant past
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Where our data base consists of existing and well described languages, reconstructions of proto-languages in thenot-too-distantpastcan be sizeable and sure.
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Traditionalist intellectual historians in thenot-too-distantpastcommonly devoted much of their energies to reconstructing ideas they seemed to admire and whose longevity they wished to secure.
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I offer that by way of a nice little reminder of thenot-too-distantpast.
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No doubt the service will not forget that it had to replace vehicles in thenot-too-distantpastbecause their wheels were coming off.
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In thenot-too-distantpast, they were singled out for detrimental treatment.
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Some believe that we have had such experiences in thenot-too-distantpast.
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We have had debates on fishing in thenot-too-distantpast.
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That contrasts slightly, perhaps, with some recent series in thenot-too-distantpast.
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It rightly questions the demand for houses built over the remains of people buried in the cemetery in thenot-too-distantpast.
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Wage settlements in thenot-too-distantpastwill have been partly responsible.
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Moreover, that happened in thenot-too-distantpast.
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Elephants pay visits in the summer months and leopards have been sighted in thenot-too-distantpast.
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