as late as
idiom
: as recently as
—used in referring to a time that one thinks is surprisingly recent
The company is now in serious trouble, but it was reporting record profits as late as last year.
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Before, teachers could notify the district of their retirement as late as June.
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Bettison said police are currently writing curfew tickets after finding those as young as 9 who are out as late as 4 a.m.
Parents need to be held accountable, both Duggan and Bettison said.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Last season, when the Tigers pulled off a late-season turnaround to get into the American League playoffs after enduring a sub-.500 record as late as the third week in August, Carpenter managed to play only 87 games.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Meanwhile, as late as Monday morning, labor unions were appealing to Newsom and state legislators to reconsider a CEQA exemption on advanced manufacturing included in the bills.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 July 2025
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Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
Bettison said police are currently writing curfew tickets after finding those as young as 9 who are out as late as 4 a.m.
Parents need to be held accountable, both Duggan and Bettison said.
—Andrea May Sahouri, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
Last season, when the Tigers pulled off a late-season turnaround to get into the American League playoffs after enduring a sub-.500 record as late as the third week in August, Carpenter managed to play only 87 games.
—Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 July 2025
Meanwhile, as late as Monday morning, labor unions were appealing to Newsom and state legislators to reconsider a CEQA exemption on advanced manufacturing included in the bills.
—Sharon Udasin, The Hill, 1 July 2025
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“As late as.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/as%20late%20as. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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