this past
idiom
: the one that most recently took place
—used with a period of time
I spoke to him on the phone just this past weekend.
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The results were published this past August in an article in the journal Research Notes of the American Astronomical Society.
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Faulk and other community leaders organized a benefit event this past weekend for the Brink Memorial Fund to provide money to the family to help raise the girls.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
Bryant visited Missouri’s campus this past weekend, making an appearance on the sideline with Gates during Mizzou football’s Border War victory over Kansas.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
New York was without Andrew Thomas, inactive Sunday and still recovering from last season’s campaign-ending foot injury, along with Evan Neal, who was supposed to provide more coverage at guard after converting this past offseason from tackle.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Faulk and other community leaders organized a benefit event this past weekend for the Brink Memorial Fund to provide money to the family to help raise the girls.
—Nwa Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2025
Bryant visited Missouri’s campus this past weekend, making an appearance on the sideline with Gates during Mizzou football’s Border War victory over Kansas.
—Joseph Pastilha, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
New York was without Andrew Thomas, inactive Sunday and still recovering from last season’s campaign-ending foot injury, along with Evan Neal, who was supposed to provide more coverage at guard after converting this past offseason from tackle.
—Howard Megdal, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
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“This past.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/this%20past. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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