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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'only recently did' is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to indicate that something happened at a certain point in the past, but not long ago. For example, "Only recently did I realize the gravity of the situation."
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Only recently did Gonzalez crash the party.
Only recently did he start working again, as a courier.
Only recently did the brothers settle out of court.
Only recently did I find out it has career profiles and industry insight pages.
Only recently did he buy into a co-op, in Union Square.
The United States has gone along with that request, but only recently did anyone acknowledge it.
Only recently did he begin to spend in ways that raised questions.
Only recently did ethanol start showing up in many Southern states.
Only recently did I bother to find out where these words had come from.
Only recently did a team from the Imperial War Museum complete and digitise the picture.
Only recently did Mr. Johnson air his campaign's first television advertisement.
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