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The phrase "a pretty recent development" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe something that has emerged or changed in a relatively short time frame.
Example: "The introduction of electric vehicles is a pretty recent development in the automotive industry."
Alternatives: "a fairly new occurrence" or "a relatively recent change."
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Clearly divided pink and blue aisles with dolls and tea sets on one side and trucks and building blocks on the other is actually a pretty recent development.
Leave the curtains open The ability to say, "Eff you, sun, I'm sleeping in," is a pretty recent development in human history.
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Their existence as a trio is a fairly recent development.
It's a fairly recent development in our lives, and to my reckoning, it's a very bad development.
Pensions are a pretty recent invention too.
A national currency is a recent development.
Satellite techniques are a more recent development.
But that is a relatively recent development.
The English nicknames are a more recent development.
The business of copyrighting ballets is a historically recent development.
International adoption, however, is a more recent development.
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