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The phrase "are a recent development" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has emerged or changed in a relatively short time frame.
Example: "The new policies regarding remote work are a recent development in our company’s approach to employee flexibility."
Alternatives: "have emerged recently" or "are a new occurrence".
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That's not to say that tensions between Dutch speakers and French speakers are a recent development.
These occasional "See the Music... ...... features are a recent development at City Ballet, and a number of the audience members resist them.
While pop-up galleries are a recent development, an early use of vacant property was Gallery 37, the now-established program of arts education that began in the rubble of Block 37 in the Loop.
Universities in countries like the United States and Germany have long had various forms of specialist teaching, but they are a recent development in Australia, according to Anthony Welch, a professor of education at the University of Sydney.
It's also worth noting that we're not talking about imbalances that have been going on forever.The internal imbalances of Europe are a recent development, coinciding with and almost surely caused in large part by the creation of the euro itself (GIPS is Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain): So how are these imbalances to be closed?
Bamboo textile and apparel products are a recent development.
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