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in recent years vs in the recent years

The correct phrase is "in recent years." The phrase "in the recent years" is grammatical but uncommon and awkward. Use "in recent years" to refer to a period of time that is close to the present.
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in recent years

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

Use "in recent years" to refer to a period of time that is close to the present.

Examples:

  • In recent years, technology has advanced rapidly.
  • In recent years, there has been a significant increase in global temperatures.
  • Feb 29, 2012 ... Compared with in recent years, Ngrams shows a flat line for its use. The British National Corpus has two records for it, against 2344 for in ...
  • Drug Safety: Most Drugs Withdrawn in Recent Years Had Greater Health Risks for Women. GAO-01-286R Published: Jan 19, 2001. Publicly Released: Feb 09, 2001.
  • Apr 8, 2013 ... In this context, answer choice (E) might explain why the crop yields have been lower in recent years, but it provides no explanation as to ...
  • 20 hours ago ... Gophers vs. Maryland has been quietly pivotal in recent years. This is no exception. The Gophers have seen seasons swing based on the outcome of ...
  • Hepatic glycogen storage disorders: what have we learned in recent years? Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2015 Jul;18(4):415-21. doi: 10.1097/MCO ...
  • Jun 2, 2024 ... am i crazy or has getting EXP gotten easier in recent years?/Was getting EXP harder when the game was newer?
  • Automatic Determinations in Recent Years · Automatic cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for OASDI benefits are effective for December of the stated year, first ...
  • HCV-related fibrosis progression following liver transplantation: increase in recent years. J Hepatol. 2000 Apr;32(4):673-84. doi: 10.1016/s0168-8278(00) ...
  • Nov 2, 2022 ... ... in recent years : r/witcher. Open menu ... Arguably the hardest trade I had to endure in recent years. Netflix ...
  • Mar 25, 2024 ... In recent years, advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have driven optimization in systems and control ...

in the recent years

This phrase is incorrect in English.

  • Feb 29, 2012 ... I someone said "In the recent years" I would understand him quite well, but I would know that English is not his native language. – GEdgar.
  • Jul 30, 2024 ... [Discussion] Non compute hungry research publications that you really liked in the recent years? Discussion. There are several pieces of ...
  • Aspergillus endocarditis in the recent years, report of cases of a multicentric national cohort and literature review. Mycoses. 2022 Mar;65(3):362-373. doi ...
  • Aug 31, 2019 ... 107 votes, 131 comments. Hey, How come techno has become so popular in the recent years? It has always been underground but now it is ...
  • Dec 25, 2023 ... 24K likes, 120 comments - sydelcurrylee on December 25, 2023: "In the recent years, the holidays have been something that I've had to grin ...
  • May 3, 2019 ... In the recent years, there has been a certain (and welcome) uptick in interest and content on the topic of engineering management.
  • ... in the recent years. Based on these observations, Zhao et al. (2007) calculated the mean salinity of each cruise and found that a regime shift has occurred ...
  • Jul 14, 2024 ... 235 likes, 34 comments - christianbeijer on July 14, 2024: "One of my absolute favorite in the recent years is this one called Simmer down.
  • Feb 17, 2015 ... Have J Boats made anything bigger than 122 in the recent years? I know in 2006 they made the 65, 160 and a 145, but anything more recent?
  • ADHD is not a new phenomenon, however its prevalence has increased significantly in the recent years. Given changing diagnostic criteria and increasing ...

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